§ 12-230-204 — Apprentice license - expiration - rules

(1) A person training to
be a licensed hearing aid provider shall submit to the director an application
containing the information described in subsection (2) of this section and shall pay
an apprentice license fee determined and collected pursuant to section 12-20-105.

(2) On and after June 1, 2014, the director shall issue an apprentice license to
a person who provides, to the director's satisfaction, verification of training to
become a licensed hearing aid provider, which training is under the direct
supervision of a licensed hearing aid provider whose license is in good standing.

(3) During the training period:

(a) An apprentice is not permitted to sell hearing aids independently of the
supervising licensed hearing aid provider;

(b) A supervising licensed hearing aid provider retains ultimate responsibility
for the care provided by the apprentice and is subject to disciplinary action by the
director for failure to provide adequate supervision.

(4) Any person issued an apprentice license under this section is subject to:

(a) Discipline under section 12-230-302 for engaging in an act that
constitutes grounds for discipline under section 12-230-401; and

(b) A cease-and-desist order under sections 12-20-405 and 12-230-303 for
engaging in behavior set forth in section 12-20-405.

(5) An apprentice license issued under this section is renewable and is
subject to section 12-230-202 (2).

(6) A person in this state training to be a licensed hearing aid provider must
possess a valid apprentice license issued by the director pursuant to this article
230 and rules promulgated pursuant to this article 230.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1151, � 1, effective October 1.