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Requirements

  • Submit a completed application and the required fee to the Department of State.
  • Be 21 years old or a licensed audiologist

  • You can apply for a hearing aid dispenser registration based on any of the following categories:

    (a) Registered hearing aid dealer or employee of registered hearing aid dealer

    (b) Audiologist licensed under Article 159 of the Education Law, or

    (c) First-time applicant with no previous experience/less than one year of experience. Details regarding supporting documents needed are provided on the dispenser application.

Fees

There are fees associated a Hearing Aid Dispenser license. You may pay these fees by check or money order made payable to the Department of State or by MasterCard or Visa using a credit card authorization form. DO NOT SEND CASH. Application fees are nonrefundable. A $20 fee will be charged for any check returned by your bank.

  • $150 - Initial Application
  • $100 - Renewal
  • $50 - Initial Written and Practical Exams
  • $50 - Subsequent Exams
  • $25 - Notice of Employment Status
  • $10 - Change of Personal Name and/or Address (No fee is required if a name change is the result of a change in marital status)
  • $10 - Duplicate License/Registration Request

Temporary Dispenser:

  • $30 - Temporary Registration
  • $30 - Additional Temporary Registration
  • $25 - Notice of Employment Status
  • $10 - Change of Personal Name and/or Address (No fee is required if a name change is the result of a change in marital status)
  • $10 - Duplicate License/Registration Request

Course Providers

Course Providers offer the qualifying and continuing education courses for Hearing Aid Dispensers.

Below you will find an alphabetical list of schools that have received approval to offer hearing aid dispenser continuing education for hearing aid dispenser licensees. The address listed for each school is their business address and not always the location where the school offers their courses.  Contact the school to obtain the address where the course is presented.

The Department of State does not approve nor accept Hearing Aid Dispenser distance learning courses for credit. Approved courses vary in length from 1 to 20 hours and are offered in a class room setting or using live distance education. Please note that course approvals are issued on an annual basis. Contact the course provider directly to verify they have renewed their program for the current period.

A registrant who completes a course of study offered outside of New York State, which course has not been approved by the Department of State, may file an equivalency application along with official documentation of satisfactory completion, and the official description of the course.

Instructors of approved hearing aid dispenser qualifying, or continuing education courses may be awarded one hour of continuing education credit for each hour of instruction during a registration cycle. Credit shall not be awarded for teaching the same course more than once in a registration cycle. Instructors must submit evidence of such experience with an equivalency application.

Hearing aid dispenser courses of study are approved and supervised by the Department of State. All inquiries and complaints against approved educational providers should be directed to the Bureau of Educational Standards by email at [email protected].


LIST OF HEARING AID DISPENSER CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE PROVIDERS

AMPLIFON USA
5000 CHESHIRE LANE
PLYMOUTH, MN 55446
(763) 268-4074


BELTONE ELECTRONICS
656 W RANDOLPH ST. #2W
CHICAGO, IL 60661
(847) 832-3300


CUNY – BROOKLYN
2900 BEDFORD AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11210
(718) 951-5186


HEARING HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE OF NEW YORK
130 WASHINGTON AVENUE
3RD FLOOR NORTH SUITE A
ALBANY, NY  12210
(518) 949-7121


LONG ISLAND SPEECH LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION
P.O. BOX 133
MASTIC BEACH, NY 11951
(516) 626-8000


OTICON INC
29 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD
SOMERSET, NJ 08875-6724
(800) 227-3921


SIVANTOS INC
10 CONSTITUTION AVENUE
PISCATAWAY, NJ 08855-6154
(800) 766-4500


STARKEY LABORATORIES
6600 WASHINGTON AVENUE SOUTH
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55344
(800) 328-8602


UNITRON HEARING
2300 BERKSHIRE LANE
PLYMOUTH, MN 55441
(888) 888-8882


WIDEX USA
185 COMMERCE DRIVE
HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788
(718) 392-6020

 

Course Applications:

Exams

Apply

To apply for a Hearing Aid Dispenser license, submit a completed application to the NYS Department of State, Division of Licensing Services.

FAQs

Contact Contact the Division of Licensing Services

Have a question regarding your license? First, see if your questions are answered in the FAQs above. Otherwise, the quickest way to get in touch with us is through email: Contact us here!


Mailing Information: 
NYS Department of State Division of Licensing Services 
PO Box 22001 
Albany NY 12201-2001 

Please note: If you utilize express services or next day ground services such as UPS, Federal Express, DHL, etc. you should use the physical address of the building. 

Albany Physical Address
Division of Licensing Services 
1 Commerce Plaza 99 Washington Avenue, 6th Floor 
Albany, NY 12231

Phone Information:
General Information (518) 474-4429 
Security Guard and Armored Car Guard Information (518) 474-7569 

Call Center Representatives are available from 8:45am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday except on Legal Holidays.

Deaf, hard of hearing and speech-disabled callers, please use 7-1-1

For all other inquiries, email Licensing Services

Visitor & Customer Service Center Information:
Below is a listing of Licensing Customer Service Centers and the hours of operation. Please monitor this page for updates to office hours, guidelines and or any closures. 

Albany: 
NYS Department of State Division of Licensing Services 
1 Commerce Plaza 99 Washington Avenue, 6th Floor 
Albany, NY 12231 

Customer Service hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am to 4:30pm
Apostille Service hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am to 4:15pm 

Albany Parking 
Limited on street metered parking is available for 1 Commerce Plaza in Albany. The Office of General Services has various parking lots throughout downtown Albany which have limited visitor parking. To find out more information about the OGS lots, please visit their website.   

 

New York City: 
NYS Department of State 
Division of Licensing Services 
123 William St. 2nd Fl. New York, NY 10038-3804

Customer Service hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am to 4:30pm
Apostille Service hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm  

Binghamton: 
NYS Department of State 
Division of Licensing Services 
State Office Building 
44 Hawley Street, Room 1506 
Binghamton, NY 13901-4455 
(518) 474-4429 
Customer Service Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm & 12:45pm - 4:00pm


Buffalo: 
NYS Department of State 
Division of Licensing Services 
295 Main Street, 8th Floor, Suite 821 
Buffalo, NY 14203 
(518) 474-4429

Customer Service Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm & 12:45pm - 4:00pm

Hauppauge: 
NYS Department of State 
Division of Licensing Services 
State Office Building 
250 Veterans Memorial Highway 
Hauppauge, NY 11788-5519 
(518) 474-4429
Customer Service Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm & 12:45pm - 4:00pm


Utica: 

NYS Department of State 
Division of Licensing Services 
State Office Building 
207 Genesee Street Utica, NY 13501-2812 

Customer Service hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am-12:00pm & 12:45pm-4:00pm