§34-14-1. Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section:

(1) APPRENTICE PERMIT. A permit issued while the applicant is in training to become a licensed hearing instrument fitter.

(2) BOARD. The Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers.

(3) DEALER. A person licensed under this chapter prior to July 3, 1991, to fit and deal in hearing instruments. A dealer's license may remain valid until June 30, 1996, only by continuous renewal.

(4) DISPENSER. Any trained person who shall meet all requirements of this chapter for licensure and who may engage in the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing instruments without the direct supervision of any person.

(5) FITTER. A trained, licensed person who shall engage in the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing instruments only under the direct supervision of a hearing instrument dispenser.

(6) HEARING INSTRUMENT. Any wearable instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing excluding assistive listening devices.

(7) LICENSE. A license issued by the board under this chapter to a hearing instrument fitter or dispenser.

(8) PRACTICE OF FITTING AND DEALING IN HEARING INSTRUMENTS. The measurement of human hearing by means of an audiometer or by other means approved by the board solely for the purpose of making selections, adaptations, or sale of hearing instruments. The term also includes the making of impressions for earmolds. A licensee or permit holder, at the request of a physician or a member of related professions, may make audiograms for the professional's use in consultation with the hard-of-hearing.

(9) SELL or SALE. Any transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, bailment, or any other contract, excluding wholesale transactions with distributors or dealers.

(Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §1; Acts 1991, No. 91-198, p. 365, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3.)