Under 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(3), technicians performing audiometric tests must be responsible to an audiologist, otolaryngologist, or physician — and must either hold CAOHC certification, have satisfactorily demonstrated competence, or be operating a microprocessor audiometer (for which the certification requirement does not apply).
Under 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(3), technicians performing audiometric tests must be responsible to an audiologist, otolaryngologist, or physician — and must either hold CAOHC certification, have satisfactorily demonstrated competence, or be operating a microprocessor audiometer (for which the certification requirement does not apply). For service providers, the practical implication is that CAOHC certification remains the recognized industry credential, and clients often require it as an assurance of technician competence. The microprocessor exception allows service providers to deploy non-CAOHC technicians with SHOEBOX, but program-level Professional Supervisor oversight is still required regardless. Service providers should document the supervisory relationship clearly in their client program agreements.
