§34-14-6. Licenses - Renewal; continuing education.

(a) Each person who engages in the fitting and sale of hearing instruments shall annually, on or before January 30, pay to the board a fee for a renewal of his or her license and shall keep such certificate conspicuously posted in his or her office or place of business at all times. The fee shall be $100 for a fitter's license and $150 for a dispenser's license. Where more than one office is operated by the licensee, duplicate certificates shall be issued by the board for posting in each location upon payment of the fee. A 30-day grace period shall be allowed after January 30, during which time licenses may be renewed on payment of a late fee of twenty-five dollars ($25), in addition to the license renewal fee, to the board. After expiration of the grace period, the license is expired and thereafter may be reinstated and renewed within two years. The board may renew such expired certificates upon payment of a one hundred dollar ($100) reinstatement fee, in addition to the license renewal fee, to the board. No person who applies for renewal, whose license has expired, shall be required to submit to any examination as a condition to renewal; provided, that such renewal application is made within two years from the date of such expiration.

(b) The board shall adopt and maintain a program of continuing education for its licensees not later than October 1, 1991, and after that date no licensee shall have his or her active license renewed unless, in addition to any other requirements of this chapter, the minimum continuing annual education requirements are met.

(Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §11; Acts 1985, No. 85-337, p. 274, §3; Acts 1989, No. 89-268, p. 408, §3; Acts 1991, No. 91-198, p. 365, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3.)