Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.005
Regulation of health care professions—Criteria
See chapter 18.120 RCW.
Revised Code of Washington Chapter 18.35 — Hearing and Speech Services
Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 18.35 · 40 active provisions
Provisions
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.008
Intent
It is the intent of this chapter to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; to protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unethical, and unauthorized persons; and to assure the availability of hearing and speech services of high quality to persons in need of such services.
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.010
Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Assistive listening device or system" means an amplification system that is specifically designed to improve the signal to noise ratio for the listener, reduce interference from noise in the background, and…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.020
Hearing instruments—Dispensing—License, certificate, permit required
(1) No person shall engage in the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments or imply or represent that he or she is engaged in the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments unless he or she is a licensed hearing aid specialist, or a licensed audiologist or holds an interim permit issued by the department as pro…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.030
Receipt required—Contents
Any person who engages in fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments shall provide to each person who enters into an agreement to purchase a hearing instrument a receipt at the time of the agreement containing the following information:(1) The seller's name, signature, license, or permit number, address, and phone n…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.040
Applicants—Generally
(1) An applicant for licensure as a hearing aid specialist must have the following minimum qualifications and shall pay a fee determined by the secretary as provided in RCW 43.70.250. An applicant shall be issued a license under the provisions of this chapter if the applicant has not committed unprofessional conduct as…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.050
Examination—Required—When offered—Review
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter an applicant for license shall appear at a time and place and before such persons as the department may designate to be examined by written or practical tests, or both. Examinations in hearing aid specialist, speech-language pathology, and audiology shall be held within the…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.060
Interim permit—Issuance
The department, upon approval by the board, shall issue an interim permit authorizing an applicant for speech-language pathologist licensure or audiologist licensure who, except for the postgraduate professional experience and the examination requirements, meets the academic and practicum requirements of RCW 18.35.040(…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.070
Examination—Contents—Tests
The hearing aid specialist written or practical examination, or both, provided in RCW 18.35.050 shall consist of:(1) Tests of knowledge in the following areas as they pertain to the fitting of hearing instruments:(a) Basic physics of sound;(b) The human hearing mechanism, including the science of hearing and the causes…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.080
License—Generally
(1) The department shall license each qualified applicant who satisfactorily completes the required examinations for his or her profession and complies with administrative procedures and administrative requirements established pursuant to RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.(2) The board shall waive the requirements of RCW 18.…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.085
Credentialing by endorsement
An applicant holding a credential in another state, territory, or the District of Columbia may be credentialed to practice in this state without examination if the board determines that the other state's credentialing standards are substantially equivalent to the standards in this state.
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.090
Compliance with administrative procedures, requirements—Display of license—Continuing education, competency standards
Each person who engages in practice under this chapter shall comply with administrative procedures and administrative requirements established under RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 and shall keep the license or interim permit conspicuously posted in the place of business at all times. The secretary may establish mandatory…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.095
Licensure or certification—Inactive status
(1) A hearing aid specialist licensed under this chapter and not actively practicing may be placed on inactive status by the department at the written request of the licensee. The board shall define by rule the conditions for inactive status licensure. In addition to the requirements of RCW 43.24.086, the licensing fee…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.100
Place of business
(1) Every hearing aid specialist, audiologist, speech-language pathologist, or interim permit holder, who is regulated under this chapter, shall notify the department in writing of the regular address of the place or places in the state of Washington where the person practices or intends to practice more than twenty co…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.105
Records—Contents
Each licensee and interim permit holder under this chapter shall keep records of all services rendered for a minimum of three years. These records shall contain the names and addresses of all persons to whom services were provided. Hearing aid specialists, audiologists, and interim permit holders shall also record the…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.110
Disciplinary action—Grounds
In addition to causes specified under RCW 18.130.170 and 18.130.180, any person licensed or holding an interim permit under this chapter may be subject to disciplinary action by the board for any of the following causes:(1) For unethical conduct in dispensing hearing instruments. Unethical conduct shall include, but no…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.120
Disciplinary action—Additional grounds
A licensee or interim permit holder under this chapter may also be subject to disciplinary action if the licensee or interim permit holder:(1) Is found guilty in any court of any crime involving forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny, extortion, or conspiracy to defraud and ten years have…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.140
Powers and duties of department
The powers and duties of the department, in addition to the powers and duties provided under other sections of this chapter, are as follows:(1) To provide space necessary to carry out the examination set forth in RCW 18.35.070 of applicants for hearing aid specialist licenses or audiology licenses.(2) To authorize all…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.150
Board of hearing and speech—Created—Membership—Qualifications—Terms—Vacancies—Meetings—Compensation—Travel expenses
(1) There is created hereby the board of hearing and speech to govern the three separate professions: Hearing aid specialist, audiology, and speech-language pathology. The board shall consist of eleven members to be appointed by the governor.(2) Members of the board shall be residents of this state. Three members shall…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.161
Board—Powers and duties
(1) The board shall have the following powers and duties:(a) To establish by rule such minimum standards and procedures in the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments as deemed appropriate and in the public interest, except that the board shall not make any rule that prevents licensed professionals from using the…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.162
Unprofessional conduct
Violation of the standards adopted by rule under RCW 18.35.161 is unprofessional conduct under this chapter and chapter 18.130 RCW.
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.172
Application of uniform disciplinary act
The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses and interim permits, and the discipline of licensees and permit holders under this chapter.
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.175
Unlawful sales practices
It is unlawful to fit or dispense a hearing instrument to a resident of this state if the attempted sale or purchase is offered or made by telephone or mail order and there is no face-to-face contact to test or otherwise determine the needs of the prospective purchaser. This section does not apply to the sale of hearin…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.180
Application of Consumer Protection Act and False Advertising Act
Acts and practices in the course of trade in the promoting, advertising, selling, fitting, and dispensing of hearing instruments shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 19.86 RCW (Consumer Protection Act) and RCW 9.04.050 (False Advertising Act) and any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute…
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.35.185
Rescission of transaction—Requirements—Notice
(1) In addition to any other rights and remedies a purchaser may have, the purchaser of a hearing instrument shall have the right to rescind the transaction for other than the licensed hearing aid specialist, licensed audiologist, or interim permit holder's breach if:(a) The purchaser, for reasonable cause, returns the…
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