Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Board” means the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers;(2) “Current” means valid, effective, unexpired, or unsuspended and unrevoked with reference to a license or internship;(3) “Established place of business” means a place of business …

(a) This chapter shall not apply to an audiologist who is licensed under the provisions of the Licensure Act of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, § 17-100-101 et seq., or to any person while engaged in the practice of recommending hearing instruments as part of the a…

(a) Any person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (b) Any violation of the provisions of this chapter may be enjoined by the circuit courts of this state.

(a) Whether supplied by the dispenser or at the dispenser's order or direction, any person who practices the dispensing of hearing instruments shall deliver to each person supplied with a hearing instrument a bill of sale or comparable document containing the following:(1) The di…

(a) There is created the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers. (b) The board shall be composed of seven (7) voting members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, for terms of three (3) years, and one (1) nonvoting advisory member appointed by…

(a) (1) The Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers shall meet at least two (2) times a year at times and places to be designated by the board and upon such notice as the board may prescribe.(2) The board shall elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary-treasurer annually, …

(1) The powers and duties of the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers are:(1) To authorize all disbursements necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to receive and account for all fees;(2) To furnish a list of study materials for applicants to use in …

(a) (1) Fees collected by the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers shall be used to pay expenses in administering this chapter.(2) All moneys shall be received, disbursed, and accounted for by the Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispense…

The Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., shall apply to the authority and procedures of the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers in exercising control over licensing under this chapter.

No person shall engage in the sale of hearing instruments or display a sign or in any other way advertise or hold himself or herself out as a person who practices the dispensing of hearing instruments unless he or she is licensed under this chapter or is the holder of an internsh…

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to:(1) Sell or purchase a license or permit in a manner not authorized by this chapter;(2) Willfully alter, with the intent to defraud, any license or permit;(3) Represent as a valid license or permit one which has been purchased, fraudulen…

(a) An applicant for a license by examination or for an internship shall:(1) Submit an application on the form and within the time prescribed by the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers;(2) Pay an application fee in the amount prescribed by the board; and(3) Show to th…

(a) The examination provided for in § 17-84-304 shall be given at least one (1) time each year. (b) The examination may be written or practical, or both, and shall consist of tests of knowledge in the following areas as they pertain to the fitting of hearing instruments:(1) Basic…

(a) Upon payment of a permanent registration fee and an annual license fee as prescribed by the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers pursuant to this chapter, the board shall register and issue licenses to applicants who have fulfilled the requirements of this chapter.…

A.C.A. § 17-84-307Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) The Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew the license or internship of any person for any of the following causes:(1) Being convicted of a crime listed under § 17-3-102;(2) Securing a license or internship under this …

(a) Every person who holds a license or internship shall notify the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers in writing of the address of his or her established place of business and all satellite locations. (b) Any notice required to be given by the board to a person may …

(a) As used in this section, “mobile unit” means a hearing instrument dispensing site that occurs at any place other than a permanent physical location. (b) (1) A person engaging in the practice of dispensing hearing instruments as described in this chapter and by rules of the Ar…