Hearing specialists shall first apply to the municipality or county (city) authority at the intended place of practice for practice registration and obtain a practice license before starting the practice.
Practicing hearing specialists shall receive continuing education, and complete certain hours of continuing education courses every six years for license renewal.
Regulations governing the qualifications, criteria, and required documentation for the application of practice registration as well as issuance, change and re-issuance of practice license mentioned in Paragraph 1 hereof, and the curricula, scores, implementation methods, determination of completion of continuing education courses, and renewal of license mentioned in the preceding paragraph and other matters to be complied with shall be set forth by the central competent authority.

In any of the following circumstances, the practice license shall not be issued; any license already issued shall be revoked or annulled:
1. A hearing specialist certificate has been revoked or annulled.
2. A hearing specialist practice license was annulled within one year.
3. The hearing specialist has been determined by a team of specialist physicians, hearing specialists and scholars/experts invited by the municipal or county (city) competent authority to be unable to practice due to objective facts.
After the cause listed in subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph is eliminated, the hearing specialist may still apply for practice license in accordance with this Act.

Hearing specialists shall practice at one place only, which must be a registered medical institution or hearing clinic approved by the municipality or county (city) authority or other institution approved and publicly announced by the central competent authority. The preceding provision does not apply to situations where a hearing specialist carries out inter-institution support or has obtained advance approval from the competent authority.　

In case of suspension or cessation of practice, a hearing specialist shall report to the original competent authority that issued the practice license for reference within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of fact.
The suspension of practice mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be limited to one year. A hearing specialist shall report cessation of practice if he or she has suspended practice for more than one year.
The provisions for the practice of hearing specialist shall apply mutatis mutandis to hearing specialists who change place of practice or resume practice.
Upon death of a hearing specialist, the original competent authority that issued the practice license shall annul the license of the deceased hearing specialist.

Practicing hearing specialists shall join the local hearing specialists association.
A hearing specialists association may not reject applicants who are eligible for membership.

A hearing specialist may conduct the following businesses:
1. Evaluation of auditory system.
2. Assessment of non-organic hearing loss.
3. Evaluation of vestibular function of inner ear.
4. Evaluation of the use of hearing aid.
5. Pre-operative and post-operative audiological assessment of artificial cochlea (electronic ear).
6. Hearing restoration and rehabilitation.
7. Other hearing specialist businesses as approved by the central competent authority.
Hearing specialists shall conduct the businesses mentioned in the preceding paragraph under the consultation or order of a doctor after the doctor has made diagnosis.

When conducting business, hearing specialists shall prepare their own record, sign or affix seal thereon and note the date (year, month and day) and the following particulars:
1. Content of doctor’s consultation, order or referral.
2. Course of services rendered.
3. Other required matters.
The record mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be kept on file together with the patient’s name, sex, date of birth, National ID Card No. and address.

Hearing specialists shall not make false statements or reports when inquired or entrusted to perform assessment by agencies concerned.

Hearing specialists and personnel at the institutions where the hearing specialists practice shall not disclose without justification confidential information of patients they learn or hold through business.