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 internship as provided for […]
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, fraudulently obtained, counterfeited, or materially altered; […]
(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 the satisfaction of the Arkansas Board […]
(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 physics of sound; (2) The […]
(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. (b) All licenses shall expire on the date or dates set […]
(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 chapter through fraud or deceit; (3) Unethical […]
(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 be given by mailing it to […]
(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 Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers shall notify […]
