Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3285
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3285
- Audiologist: means a person licensed to practice audiology under this chapter. See
- Audiology: means the application of principles, methods, and procedures related to hearing and the disorders of hearing, and to related language and speech disorders, which includes all conditions that impede the normal process of human communication, including disorders of auditory sensitivity, acuity, function, or processing. See
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Hearing aid: means an amplifying device to be worn by a person who is hard of hearing to improve hearing, including any accessories specifically used in connection with such a device, but excluding theater- or auditorium-wide-area listening devices, telephone amplifiers, or other devices designed to replace a hearing aid for restricted situations. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 3285. Prohibitions; penalties
(a) A person shall not:
(1) practice or attempt to practice audiology or dispense hearing aids or hold oneself out as being permitted to do so in this State unless the person is licensed in accordance with this chapter;
(2) use in connection with the person’s name an insignia or any letters or words that indicate the person is an audiologist or a hearing aid dispenser unless the person is licensed in accordance with this chapter; or
(3) practice audiology or dispense hearing aids after the person’s license under this chapter has been suspended or revoked.
(b) A person who violates a provision of this section or who obtains a license by fraud or misrepresentation shall be subject to the pertinent penalties provided in 3 V.S.A. § 127. (Added 2015, No. 38, § 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2015.)