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H0043.................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS - Amends existing law to revise education
requirements for hearing aid dealer and fitter license applicants.
01/25 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/26 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/18 3rd rdg - PASSED - 70-0-0
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon,
Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
Henderson, Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez,
Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen,
Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche,
Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley,
Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie(Telleria), Snodgrass,
Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Nielsen
Title apvd - to Senate
02/21 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/01 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/02 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/03 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McKenzie, Noble, Pearce, Richardson,
Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- McGee
Floor Sponsor - Coiner
Title apvd - to House
03/04 To enrol
03/07 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/08 Pres signed
03/09 To Governor
03/11 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 38
Effective: 07/01/05
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 43
BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS; AMENDING SECTION
3 54-2907, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE APPLI-
4 CANTS.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 54-2907, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 54-2907. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. (a) Applicants may obtain a license by
9 successfully passing a qualifying examination. In addition, applicants must:
10 (1) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
11 (2) Be of good moral character; and
12 (3) Have an education equivalent to a four (4) year course in an accred-
13 ited high school.
14 (b) Applicants shall appear at a time, place and before such persons as
15 the board may designate to be examined by means of written and practical tests
16 in order to demonstrate that they are qualified to practice the fitting and
17 sale of hearing aids. The examination shall be administered as directed by the
18 board. Nothing in this examination shall imply that applicants shall possess
19 the degree of medical competence normally expected of physicians.
20 (c) Each applicant for a hearing aid dealer's and fitter's license shall
21 file an application with the board on a form provided by the bureau of occupa-
22 tional licenses which shall include the following information:
23 (1) Name, home address and telephone number of the applicant;
24 (2) Name of present employer;
25 (3) Business address and telephone number;
26 (4) Statement of past criminal convictions and guilty pleas;
27 (5) Copy Documentation of high school diploma graduation or a general
28 education diploma (GED) or the equivalent as approved by the board;
29 (6) Identification of any prior licensure as a hearing aid dealer or fit-
30 ter in another state;
31 (7) Disclosure of suspension or revocation of any license as a hearing
32 aid dealer or fitter in any state within the previous seven (7) years;
33 (8) Disclosure of any judgment in any jurisdiction against the person as
34 a hearing aid dealer or fitter within the last seven (7) years; and
35 (9) Disclosure of any habitual use of drugs or intoxicants to such a
36 degree as to render a person unfit and unreliable to practice as a hearing
37 aid dealer and fitter.
38 (d) If the board, after investigation, is satisfied that the applicant
39 meets the requirements in subsection (a) of this section and has provided
40 truthful responses to the information requested in subsection (c) of this sec-
41 tion, the applicant shall be entitled to take the next regularly scheduled
42 examination.
43 (e) The completed application shall be filed with the board at least
2
1 sixty (60) days prior to the next scheduled examination in order for the
2 applicant to become eligible for examination.
3 (f) The board shall give examinations as required to permit applicants to
4 be examined following the submission of the official form at the next examina-
5 tion period.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 14414
Amends section 54-2907(5), Idaho Code, to change the definition
for high school equivalency. This change will allow the Board to
consider post-secondary education. The Board of Hearing Aid
Dealers and Fitters felt this was necessary in order to consider
all educational situations in the licensure process to maintain
the protection and the health, safety and welfare of the public.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact on general or dedicated funds.
CONTACT
Name: Cherie Simpson
Agency: Occupational License, Bureau
Phone: 334-3233
Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note H 43