S.C. Code § 40-25-10
Citation of Act
This chapter may be cited as the "Practice of Specializing in Hearing Aids Act".
South Carolina Code Title 40, Chapter 25 — Practice of Specializing in Hearing Aids Act
South Carolina · statute · S.C. Code tit. 40, ch. 25 · 19 active provisions
Provisions
S.C. Code § 40-25-20
Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Department" means the Department of Health and Environmental Control. (2) "Commission" means the State Commission for Hearing Aid Specialists. (3) "License" means a license issued by the department under this chapter to hearing aid specialists. (4) "T…
S.C. Code § 40-25-30
Powers and duties of Department of Health and Environmental Control
The powers and duties of the department are to: (1) authorize disbursements necessary to carry out this chapter; (2) supervise issuance of licenses "by experience" and administer qualifying examinations to test the knowledge and proficiency of applicants licensed by examination; (3) register persons who apply to the de…
S.C. Code § 40-25-40
Commission of Hearing Aid Specialists established; membership; terms; per diem and expenses
(A) A Commission of Hearing Aid Specialists is established to guide, advise, and make recommendations to the department. (B)(1) Members of the commission must be residents of the State. The commission consists of: (a) five licensed hearing aid specialists, and each must be a principal dealer of a different manufacturer…
S.C. Code § 40-25-50
Duties of commission
The commission shall: (1) advise the department in all matters relating to this chapter; (2) prepare the examinations required by this chapter for the department; (3) assist the department in carrying out this chapter; (4) keep a record of its proceedings and a register of persons licensed under this chapter; (5) make…
S.C. Code § 40-25-60
License required; display of license; rights of licensees; application of chapter to corporations, partnerships and other organizations
(A) No person may engage in the practice of specializing in hearing aids or display a sign or in another way advertise or represent himself as a person who engages in the practice of specializing in hearing aids after January 1, 1972, unless he holds an unsuspended, unrevoked license issued by the department under this…
S.C. Code § 40-25-70
Duties of licensees to purchasers of hearing aids
(A) A person who engages in the practice of specializing in hearing aids shall deliver to a person supplied with a hearing aid a receipt which contains the licensee's signature and business address, the number of his license, specifications as to the make and model of the hearing aid furnished, and full terms of the sa…
S.C. Code § 40-25-80
Persons to whom chapter inapplicable; selling and fitting of hearing aids incorporated in eyeglasses
(A) This chapter does not: (1) prevent a person from engaging in the practice of measuring human hearing for the purpose of selection of hearing aids if the person or organization employing him does not sell hearing aids or their accessories except for earmolds used only for audiologic evaluation; (2) apply to a physic…
S.C. Code § 40-25-90
Applicants for whom examinations are not required
For six months after January 1, 1972, an applicant for a license must be issued one without examination if the applicant: (1) principally has been engaged as a hearing aid specialist for at least two years within a period of five years immediately before January 1, 1972; (2) is a resident of South Carolina and is of go…
S.C. Code § 40-25-100
Issuance of licenses; fees; issuance of certificates to persons licensed in other states
(A) The department shall register each applicant without discrimination or examination who satisfactorily passes the experience requirement in Section 40-25-90 or passes an examination in Section 40-25-110 and upon the applicant's payment of a fee set by the department through regulation shall issue to the applicant a…
S.C. Code § 40-25-110
Qualifications of applicants for examinations; conduct of examinations
(A) An applicant may obtain a license by successfully passing a qualifying examination if he: (1) is at least twenty-one years of age; (2) has an education equivalent to a four-year course in an accredited high school. (B) [Reserved] (C) An applicant for license by examination shall appear at a time, place, and before…
S.C. Code § 40-25-120
Temporary permits
(A) A person who fulfills the requirements regarding age and education in Section 40-25-110 may obtain a temporary permit upon application to the department. Previous experience or a waiting period is not required to obtain a temporary permit. (B) Upon receiving an application under this section accompanied by a fee se…
S.C. Code § 40-25-130
Content of examination
The qualifying examination in Section 40-25-110 must be designated to demonstrate the applicant's adequate technical qualifications by: (1) tests of knowledge in the following areas as they pertain to the practice of specializing in hearing aids: (a) basic physics of sound; (b) anatomy and physiology of the ear; (c) fu…
S.C. Code § 40-25-140
Business addresses of licensees; notices mailed by department
(A) A person who holds a license shall notify the department in writing of the regular address of the place where he engages or intends to engage in the practice of specializing in hearing aids. (B) The department shall keep a record of the place of business of licensees. (C) Notice required to be given by the departme…
S.C. Code § 40-25-150
Renewal of licenses; display at place of business; continuing education requirements; approval of continuation education training programs
(A) A person who engages in the practice of specializing in hearing aids before the license expiration date shall pay to the department a fee set by the department through regulation for issuance or a renewal of his license. The license must be posted conspicuously in his office or place of business. Where more than on…
S.C. Code § 40-25-160
Complaints against licensees; hearing; suspension or revocation of license; grounds; refunds
(A) A person wishing to make a complaint against a licensee under this chapter shall file a written complaint with the department within one year from the date of the action upon which the complaint is based. If the department determines the charges made in the complaint are sufficient to warrant a hearing to determine…
S.C. Code § 40-25-170
Appeal
(A) The final order of the department in proceedings for the suspension or revocation of certificates of registration are subject to review by the circuit court of Richland County, the county in which the registrant has his principal place of business, or the county in which the books and records of the department are…
S.C. Code § 40-25-180
Prohibited acts
No person may: (1) sell, barter, or offer to sell or barter a license; (2) purchase or procure by barter a license with intent to use it as evidence of the holder's qualification to engage in the practice of specializing in hearing aids; (3) alter a license with fraudulent intent; (4) use or attempt to use as a valid l…
S.C. Code § 40-25-190
Penalties
A person violating this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.