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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.30
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.30
(a) A temporary or trainee licensee shall not be the sole proprietor of, manage, or independently operate a business that engages in the fitting or sale of hearing aids. (b) A temporary or trainee licensee shall not advertise or otherwise represent that they hold a license as a h
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.31
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.31
Practical examinations shall be held by the board at least twice a year. The time and place of any practical examination shall be fixed by the board at least 45 days prior to the date it is to be held.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.32
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.32
Every applicant who obtains a passing score determined by the Angoff criterion-referenced method of establishing the point in each examination shall be deemed to have passed that examination. An applicant shall pass the written examination before they may take the practical exami
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.33
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.33
(a) Before engaging in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids, each licensee shall notify the board in writing of the address or addresses where they are to engage, or intend to engage, in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids, and of any changes in their place
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.34
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.34
(a) Every licensee who engages in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids shall have and maintain an established retail business address to engage in that fitting or selling, routinely open for service to customers or clients. The address of the licensee’s place of busine
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.35
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.35
(a) To the extent not inconsistent with federal law, a licensee shall, before the consummation of a sale of a hearing aid that uses proprietary programming software or locked, nonproprietary programming software, provide the purchaser with a written notice in 12-point type or lar
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.36
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.36
(a) Whenever any of the following conditions are found to exist, either from observations by the licensee or based on information furnished by the prospective hearing aid user, a licensee shall, before fitting or selling a hearing aid to any individual, suggest to that individual
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.37
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.37
No hearing aid shall be sold by an individual licensed under this chapter, to a person 16 years of age or younger, unless within the preceding six months a recommendation for a hearing aid has been made by both a board-certified, or a board-eligible physician specializing in otol
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.38
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.38
A licensee shall, upon the consummation of a sale of a hearing aid, keep and maintain records in the licensee’s office or place of business at all times and each record shall be kept and maintained for a seven-year period. All records related to the sale and fitting of hearing ai
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.39
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.39
A hearing aid dispenser who is the owner, manager, or franchisee at a location where hearing aids are fit or sold, shall be responsible for the adequacy of the fitting or selling of any hearing aid fit and sold by any licensee or licensees at that location.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.40
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.40
(a) Upon denial of an application for license, the board shall notify the applicant in writing of the following: (1) The reason for the denial. (2) That the applicant has a right to a hearing under Section 2533.2 if they make a written request within 60 days after notice of denia
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.41
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.41
Before setting aside the revocation or suspension of any license or modifying the probation of any licensee, the board may require the petitioner to pass the regular examination given for applicants for licenses.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.42
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.42
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 10 days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) n
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.43
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.43
It is unlawful to sell or barter, or offer to sell or barter, any license issued by the board.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.44
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.44
It is unlawful to purchase or procure by barter any license issued by the board with intent to use the same as evidence of the holder’s qualification to practice the fitting or selling of hearing aids.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.45
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.45
It is unlawful to alter with fraudulent intent in any material regard a license issued by the board.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.46
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.46
It is unlawful to use or attempt to use any license issued by the board that has been purchased, fraudulently issued, counterfeited, or materially altered as a valid license.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.47
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.47
It is unlawful to willfully make any false statement in a material regard in an application for an examination before the board for a license.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.48
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.48
It is unlawful to engage in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids in this state without having at the time of so doing a valid, unrevoked, and unexpired license or temporary license.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.49
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.49
It is unlawful for a licensed hearing aid dispenser to fit or sell a hearing aid unless they first do all of the following: (a) Comply with all provisions of state laws and regulations relating to the fitting or selling of hearing aids. (b) Conduct a direct observation of the pur
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.5
This article shall not be construed to limit the utilization of a speech aide or other personnel employed by a public school working under the direct supervision of a credentialed speech-language pathologist as set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 3051.1 of Title 5 of the Cali
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.50
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.50
It is unlawful to advertise by displaying a sign or otherwise or hold themselves out to be a person engaged in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids without having at the time of so doing a valid, unrevoked license or temporary license.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.51
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.51
It is unlawful to engage in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids without the licensee having and maintaining an established business address, routinely open for service to their clients.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.52
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.52
When tests are conducted by persons licensed under this article in connection with the fitting and selling of hearing aids, the provisions of this article shall apply.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.53
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2538.53
(a) A license issued under this article expires at midnight on its assigned renewal date. (b) To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, on or before the date of expiration of the license, apply for renewal on a form provided by the board, accompanied by the prescribed re