Title 33 — Title 33 — Professions And Occupations

Short title. This act shall be known as the "Hearing Aid Specialist Licensure Act".

(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) specialists; "Board" means the board of hearing aid (ii) "Hearing aid" means any instrument or device designed to be worn on the person for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing and any parts, attachments or acc…

hearing aids. License required to sell, dispense or fit (a) After July 1, 1977 anyone involved in either the direct or indirect sale or distribution of hearing aids shall be licensed under this act. The license shall be conspicuously posted in the licensee's office or place of bu…

Receipt required to be furnished to person supplied with hearing aid. (a) Any person who fits, dispenses or sells hearing aids shall deliver to each person supplied with a hearing aid a receipt containing the licensee's signature, his business address and the number of his certif…

Criteria for medical referral. (a) Wherever any of the following conditions are found to exist either from observations by the licensee or permittee [or] on the basis of information furnished by the prospective hearing aid user, a licensee or permittee shall, prior to either fitt…

Persons and practices not affected. (a) This act does not apply to a person who is a physician or a clinical audiologist licensed to practice in Wyoming as long as he is not involved in the direct or indirect sale or distribution of hearing aids. (b) This act is not intended to p…

License by experience. For a period of six (6) months following the effective date of this act, applicants for license shall be issued a license provided that applicant is an adult as defined in W.S. 14-1-101 and has been principally engaged in distributing or fitting hearing aid…

endorsement. Issuance of license and certificate of (a) The board shall issue a license, signed by the board, to each applicant without discrimination who satisfactorily passes the experience requirements provided in W.S. 33-35-107 or passes an examination as provided in W.S. 33-…

License by examination. (a) Applicants who do not meet the experience qualification on the effective date of this act may obtain a license by successfully passing a qualifying examination, provided the applicant: (i) Is an adult as defined in W.S. 14-1-101; (ii) Has an education …

Temporary permit. (a) An applicant who fulfills the requirements set forth in W.S. 33-35-109(a), may obtain a temporary permit upon application to the board. Previous experience or a waiting period is not required to obtain a temporary permit. (b) Upon receiving an application ac…

Scope of examination. (a) The qualifying examination provided in W.S. 33-35-108 shall be designed to demonstrate the applicant's technical qualifications by: (i) Tests of knowledge in the following areas as they pertain to the fitting and sale of hearing aids: (A) Basic physics o…

Notice of place of business; service of notice. (a) Every licensee shall notify the board in writing of his principal place of business in which he intends to engage in the fitting, dispensing or selling of hearing aids. (b) The board shall keep a record of the place of business …

Annual renewal of license; fees; effect of failure to renew. Each person who engages in the fitting, dispensing or sale of hearing aids shall annually, on or before January 30, pay to the board a fee as set by the board pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201 for renewal of his license and sha…

Continuing education. (a) On and after January 1, 1978, each hearing aid specialist applying for a renewal of his license shall furnish to the board evidence that during the preceding year he has completed one (1) of the following continuing education programs: (i) Educational pr…

Complaints; grounds for revocation or suspension of license. (a) A person may make a complaint against a licensee under this act by filing a complaint in writing with the board within one (1) year from the date of the action upon which the complaint is based. If the board determi…

(a) No person shall: (i) license; Prohibited acts and practices. Sell, barter or offer to sell or barter a (ii) Purchase or procure by barter a license with intent to use it as evidence of the holder's qualification to practice either the fitting, dispensing or sale of hearing ai…

Board of hearing aid specialists. (a) There is established a board of hearing aid specialists. (b) Members of the board shall be residents of the state. The board shall consist of five (5) members. Three (3) members shall be hearing aid specialists, one (1) member shall be a cert…

(a) Powers and duties of board. The powers and duties of the board are as follows: (i) Authorize all disbursements necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; (ii) Supervise issuance of licenses and administer qualifying examinations to test the knowledge and proficiency o…

Appoint or employ subordinate employees. Meetings of board. The board shall meet during July of each calendar year to select a chairman and for other business. At least one (1) additional meeting shall be held before the end of each calendar year. Further meetings may be convened…

Disposition of receipts. The board shall report to the state treasurer by the fifth day of each month the amount and source of all revenue received by it during the preceding month, and shall pay the entire amount thereof into a separate account. The treasurer is hereby directed …

Penalties. Violation of any provisions of this act are punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than four hundred dollars ($400.00) or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both.