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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 - 2005IN 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)CopyDocumentation of high schooldiplomagraduation 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