§ 154A.19 — Exceptions

Iowa § 154A.19

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IV: PUBLIC HEALTH
• Ch. 154A: HEARING AIDS

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1. This chapter shall not prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other
organization maintaining an established business address from engaging in the business
of selling or offering for sale hearing aids at retail without a license if it employs only
licensed hearing aid specialists in the direct fitting or selection and sale of hearing aids.
Such an organization shall file annually with the department a list of all licensed hearing
aid specialists and persons holding temporary permits directly or indirectly employed by it.
Such an organization shall also file with the department a statement on a form approved
by the department that the organization submits itself to the rules and regulations of the
department and the provisions of this chapter which the department deems applicable.
2. This chapter shall not apply to a person who engages in the practices covered by this
chapter if this activity is part of the academic curriculum of an accredited institution of higher
education, or part of a program conducted by a public or charitable institution, or nonprofit
organization, unless the institution or organization also dispenses or sells hearing aids.
3. This chapter shall not prevent any person from engaging in practices covered by this
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chapter, provided the person, or organization employing the person, does not dispense or sell
hearing aids.
4. This chapter shall not apply to a person who engages in practices covered by this
chapter if the person is licensed as an audiologist pursuant to chapter 154F.

Legislative History

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §154A.19]