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1. 1An Arkansas dispenser counsels a client about the pricing, delivery, and warranty of hearing instruments. How does the statute treat that counseling?

   1. A. It is part of dispensing practice
   2. B. It is only manufacturer service
   3. C. It is only board administration
   4. D. It is outside the profession in every case

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The definition includes "providing appropriate counseling pertaining to the selling, renting, leasing, pricing, delivery, and warranty of hearing instruments." The described counseling is within dispensing practice.

   Reference: Act 641 (2025) — Act 641 of 2025, § 1, amending Ark. Code § 17-84-101(8)

2. 2How far in advance of an examination must a completed Arkansas application reach the board?

   1. A. 15 days
   2. B. 30 days
   3. C. 45 days
   4. D. 60 days

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Completed applications must be received "no later than thirty (30) days prior to the examination."

   Reference: 17 CAR § 80-105. Application for license - Code of Arkansas Rules — 17 CAR § 80-105(d)(1)

3. 3A person advertises hearing-aid dispensing services in Arkansas but has neither a dispenser license nor an internship certificate. What does Arkansas law require?

   1. A. Stop holding out as a dispenser until licensed or certificated
   2. B. Continue if no instrument is delivered
   3. C. Continue for 30 days while applying
   4. D. Continue if an audiologist reviews each sale

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Arkansas law says, "No person shall engage in the sale of hearing instruments or display a sign or in any other way advertise or hold himself or herself out" without the required license or internship certificate.

   Reference: Dispenser Application — Arkansas Code § 17-84-302

4. 4An applicant supplies false information on an Arkansas dispenser application before taking the exam or entering an internship. What consequence applies?

   1. A. Denial of the right to take the exam or join the internship
   2. B. Issuance of an inactive license
   3. C. Automatic conversion to a reciprocal application
   4. D. Deferral until annual renewal

   Answer: A

   Explanation: A person furnishing false information "shall be denied the right to" take the examination or participate in the internship program.

   Reference: 17 CAR § 80-105. Application for license - Code of Arkansas Rules — 17 CAR § 80-105(e)(1)

5. 5Which Arkansas professional is expressly outside Chapter 84 while practicing under the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists licensure law?

   1. A. A licensed audiologist
   2. B. A hearing-instrument intern
   3. C. A reciprocal dispenser
   4. D. A mobile-unit dispenser

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 17-84-102 states that the chapter "shall not apply to an audiologist who is licensed" under the referenced audiology licensure act.

   Reference: Dispenser Application — Arkansas Code § 17-84-102(a)

6. 6Which examination supplies the written portion of Arkansas's initial dispenser examination?

   1. A. International Hearing Society standardized examination
   2. B. IHS Practical Examination
   3. C. NBC-HIS National Competency Examination
   4. D. Arkansas audiometric practicum

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The written portion "is a standardized examination administered by the International Hearing Society (IHS)."

   Reference: 17 CAR § 80-107. Examination - Code of Arkansas Rules — 17 CAR § 80-107(a)(1)

7. 7A nonprofit program primarily supported by voluntary contributions recommends hearing instruments as part of its charitable work. How is that activity treated?

   1. A. It falls under the statutory nonprofit exclusion
   2. B. It requires an internship certificate
   3. C. It requires a temporary license
   4. D. It requires a mobile-unit notice

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The applicability provision excludes a qualifying program "conducted by a public charitable institution or nonprofit organization which is primarily supported by voluntary contributions."

   Reference: Dispenser Application — Arkansas Code § 17-84-102(a)

8. 8When does an Arkansas applicant become eligible for the practical portions of the licensing examination?

   1. A. After passing the written portion
   2. B. Before filing an application
   3. C. After receiving inactive status
   4. D. After exhausting three written attempts

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "Upon passing the written portion of the exam, the applicant is eligible to take the practical portions" of the licensing exam.

   Reference: 17 CAR § 80-107. Examination - Code of Arkansas Rules — 17 CAR § 80-107(b)

9. 9A licensed dispenser is deciding whether a wearable device is a regulated hearing instrument. Which feature places it within Arkansas's definition?

   1. A. It is represented as aiding human hearing
   2. B. It measures test-room noise
   3. C. It stores office records
   4. D. It schedules client visits

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The definition covers a device worn in or behind the ear that is "designed for or represented as aiding, improving, amplifying, or correcting human hearing."

   Reference: Dispenser Application — Arkansas Code § 17-84-101(4)

10. 10Besides technical practical skills, what Arkansas-specific knowledge must the practical portions test?

    1. A. Arkansas hearing-instrument statutes and board rules
    2. B. Only federal tax rules
    3. C. Only another state's reciprocity rules
    4. D. Only the IHS competency model

    Answer: A

    Explanation: The practical portions include "testing of the applicant’s knowledge of the provisions of Arkansas Code § 17-84-101 et seq., and this part"—the board's rules.

    Reference: 17 CAR § 80-107. Examination - Code of Arkansas Rules — 17 CAR § 80-107(c)