Audiologists

Audiologists, as defined in this chapter, are eligible to enroll as independent providers if they maintain an office at their own expense.

An individual is eligible to enroll as an audiologist if he/she maintains State licensure and registration requirements. If the State does not license providers of audiology services, the applicant for enrollment with PrimeWest Health must demonstrate that he/she either holds a Certificate of Clinical Compliance (CCC-A) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or meets all the following clinical practicum standards:

  1. Doctoral degree with an emphasis in audiology, or its equivalent as determined by the commissioner, from an accredited educational institution
  2. Clinical experience as required by ASHA, the American Board of Audiology, or an equivalent as determined by the commissioner
  3. Passing the national examination in audiology

Eligible Providers

  1. Hearing aid service providers (if certified by MDH as a hearing instrument dispenser or an audiologist licensed by MDH)
  2. Otolaryngologists
  3. Outpatient hospitals, clinics, corporations or partnerships, and other health care providers who employ audiologists, otolaryngologists, and/or hearing instrument dispensers and have the legal control and responsibility for claims for reimbursement for hearing instrument dispensing services

Out-of-state hearing aid service providers (including audiologists) who do not sell hearing aids/instruments in Minnesota must comply with licensing/certification requirements of the other state, but are not required to be certified in Minnesota.

Practitioners with Temporary License

A person completing the clinical fellowship year required for certification may provide audiology services or speech-language pathology services under the supervision of an audiologist or SLP but is not eligible to enroll as a provider. See specific requirements regarding supervision during clinical fellowship year. SLPs or audiologists who hold a valid temporary license to practice are not eligible to enroll as PrimeWest Health providers.

Supervision during Fellowship Year of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

  1. A person completing the clinical fellowship year required for certification may provide speech-language services under the supervision of an SLP but is not eligible to enroll as a provider.
  2. Services provided by another SLP employed by the SLP in private practice are not reimbursed by PrimeWest Health unless the employee is an SLP completing a clinical fellowship year.
  3. A person completing the clinical fellowship year required for certification as an audiologist may provide services under the supervision of an audiologist.
  4. Services performed by either an SLP or audiologist completing the clinical fellowship year required for certification are billed under the supervising SLP or audiologist and are paid the same rate as services delivered by the SLP or audiologist.
  5. See specific requirements regarding supervision of fellows in MN Stat. sec. 148.515.

 

Updated_12/18/2025