Taxonomy Code
Code:
237600000X
Type:
Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers
Classification:
Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter
Specialization:
N/A
Level:
Level II - Classification
Definition:
An audiologist/hearing aid fitter is the professional who specializes in evaluating and treating people with hearing loss, conducts a wide variety of tests to determine the exact nature of an individual's hearing problem, presents a variety of treatment options to patients, dispenses and fits hearing aids, administers tests of balance to evaluate dizziness and provides hearing rehabilitation training. This classification should be used where individuals are licensed as audiologist-hearing aid fitters as opposed to states that license individuals as audiologists.
Version:
NCCU Provider Taxonomy Version 20.1