Title 36, Public Health and Safety

A. A sponsor shall directly train and supervise a temporary licensee. The director shall prescribe by rule a reasonable number of hours of training and supervision required. A sponsor may not sponsor more than two temporary licensees at one time. B. A sponsor and the temporary li…

A. A person who holds a license shall notify the director in writing of the address of the place or places where the person engages in the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids, the practice of audiology or the practice of speech-language pathology and of any subsequent…

A. A person shall not engage in the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids, audiology or speech-language pathology or display a sign or in any other way advertise or claim to be a hearing aid dispenser, an audiologist or a speech-language pathologist unless the person ho…

The director shall prescribe and collect fees from persons who are regulated under this chapter for the following: 1. An original application for a regular or temporary license. 2. An original issuance of a regular or temporary license. 3. An original application for a regular or…

A. A hearing aid dispenser or dispensing audiologist shall deliver a bill of sale to each person supplied with a hearing aid by the hearing aid dispenser or the dispensing audiologist or at that person's order or direction. B. A bill of sale shall contain the hearing aid dispense…

This chapter does not: 1. Apply to a person while engaged in the practice of recommending hearing aids if such practice is part of the academic curriculum of an accredited institution of higher education or part of a program conducted by a public or charitable institution, or a n…

A. The director may issue a license to a person who is currently licensed in another state or jurisdiction that the director determines meets the minimum licensure requirements of this chapter. The person shall apply for licensure and pay all applicable fees as prescribed by this…

A. An applicant for a hearing aid dispenser license shall pay to the director a nonrefundable application fee and shall show to the satisfaction of the director that the applicant: 1. Has an education equivalent to a four-year course in an accredited high school or has continuous…

A. The examination provided for in this article shall consist of: 1. A demonstration of minimal knowledge in the techniques of testing hearing and fitting and evaluating hearing aids. 2. A knowledge of the medical and rehabilitation facilities, for children and adults with hearin…

The department shall establish an awareness campaign for hearing aid dispensers and post on its website educational materials regarding the bill of sale notice requirements prescribed in section 36-1909.

A. An applicant who fulfills the requirements of section 36-1923, subsection A may apply to the director for a temporary license. B. On receiving an application as provided by subsection A of this section, accompanied by an application fee and proof of sponsorship, the director s…

A. The director may deny, revoke or suspend a license issued under this chapter for any of the following reasons: 1. Being convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. The record of the conviction or a certified copy from the clerk of the court where the convic…

A person may not: 1. Sell, barter, or offer to sell or barter, a license. 2. Purchase or procure by barter a license with intent to use it as evidence of the holder's qualification to engage in the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids. 3. Alter materially a license wit…

The director may enforce any provision of this chapter by injunction or by any other appropriate proceeding. No such proceeding shall be barred by any proceeding had or pending pursuant to any other provisions of this chapter, or by the imposition of any fine or term of imprisonm…

Violation of any provision of this chapter is a class 3 misdemeanor.

A. The director may impose a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter. B. The attorney general and the county attorney may bring an action in the name of this state to enforce civil penalties im…

A. A person who wishes to be licensed as an audiologist shall: 1. Submit a nonrefundable application fee as prescribed by section 36-1908. 2. Submit evidence satisfactory to the director that the applicant has: (a) A doctoral degree with an emphasis in audiology from a nationally…

A. A person who wishes to be licensed as a speech-language pathologist shall: 1. Submit a nonrefundable application fee as prescribed by section 36-1908. 2. Submit evidence satisfactory to the director that the applicant has: (a) A master's degree in speech-language pathology or …

A. The advisory committee appointed under section 36-1902 may recommend to the director a waiver of the educational requirements of sections 36-1940 and 36-1940.01 if an applicant submits proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant received professional education in a…

A. The department shall issue a temporary license to a person who does not meet the professional experience requirement of section 36-1940.01 if the applicant meets the other requirements of that section and: 1. Includes with the application a plan for meeting the postgraduate pr…

A. A person who wishes to be licensed as a speech-language pathology assistant shall: 1. Submit a nonrefundable application fee as prescribed by section 36-1908. 2. Submit written evidence satisfactory to the director that the applicant has completed: (a) An approved training pro…

SECTION 1. PURPOSE A. The purpose of this compact is to facilitate the interstate practice of audiology and speech-language pathology with the goal of improving public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services. The practice of audiology and speech-language pathol…