Sec. 25. (a) This section applies only to a registrant who has held a certificate issued under this chapter for at least eighteen (18) months.

     (b) To renew a hearing aid dealer certificate of registration issued under this chapter, a registrant must complete at least twenty (20) hours of credit in continuing education courses.

     (c) To satisfy the requirements of subsection (b), a registrant may use only credit hours earned in continuing education courses completed by the registrant:

(1) after the last date the registrant renewed a certificate under this chapter; or

(2) if the registrant is renewing a certificate for the first time, after the date the registrant was issued the certificate under this chapter.

     (d) A registrant may receive credit only for completing continuing education courses that have been approved by the committee, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, or the International Institute for Hearing Instrument Studies.

     (e) When a registrant renews a certificate issued under this chapter, the registrant must comply with IC 25-1-4-3.

As added by P.L.186-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.269-2001, SEC.16; P.L.178-2014, SEC.2.