§ 5-48-10. Persons and practices exempted.
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
(1) A qualified person licensed, registered, certified, or credentialed in this state
under any other law who is practicing the profession or business for which he or she
is licensed, registered, certified, or credentialed, in the setting for which the
licensure, registration, certification, or credential pertains and performs services
within their authorized scope of practice.
(2) This chapter specifically excludes those persons who commercially fit and sell hearing
aids; provided, th
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§ 5-48-10. Persons and practices exempted.
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
(1) A qualified person licensed, registered, certified, or credentialed in this state
under any other law who is practicing the profession or business for which he or she
is licensed, registered, certified, or credentialed, in the setting for which the
licensure, registration, certification, or credential pertains and performs services
within their authorized scope of practice.
(2) This chapter specifically excludes those persons who commercially fit and sell hearing
aids; provided, that those persons do not receive a separate or additional fee for
testing or interpreting tests of hearing; and provided, that those persons do not
represent themselves as audiologists as defined in this chapter. This subsection does
not preclude remuneration for any other service offered solely in conjunction with
the fitting or maintaining of a hearing aid.
(3) No one shall be exempt under subsection (1) for that portion of his or her time spent
as a private practitioner. If he or she performs any work as a speech-language pathologist
or audiologist for which a fee may be paid by the recipient of the service as part
of a private practice apart from his or her position with the government, a license
must be held.