Virginia § 54.1-1501 Exemptions; sale of hearing aids by corporations, etc., measuring hearing

Virginia Statutes

§ 54.1-1501 — Exemptions; sale of hearing aids by corporations, etc., measuring hearing

Virginia § 54.1-1501

Title 54.1Professions and Occupations

Subtitle IIProfessions and Occupations Regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Boards Within the Department

Ch. 15Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians

Art. 2Hearing Aids and Hearing Aid Specialists

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Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-1501 (2026).

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A.Physicians licensed to practice in Virginia and certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology or eligible for such certification shall not be required to pass an examination as a prerequisite to obtaining a license under this chapter.

B.Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other like organization maintaining an established business address from engaging in the business of selling or offering for sale prescription hearing aids at retail without a license, provided that it employs only licensed practitioners in the direct sale and fitting of prescription hearing aids.

C.Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any person who does not sell hearing aids or accessories or who is not employed by an organization which sells hearing aid

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A. Physicians licensed to practice in Virginia and certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology or eligible for such certification shall not be required to pass an examination as a prerequisite to obtaining a license under this chapter.

B. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other like organization maintaining an established business address from engaging in the business of selling or offering for sale prescription hearing aids at retail without a license, provided that it employs only licensed practitioners in the direct sale and fitting of prescription hearing aids.

C. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any person who does not sell hearing aids or accessories or who is not employed by an organization which sells hearing aids or accessories from engaging in the practice of measuring human hearing for the purpose of selection of hearing aids.

D. Audiologists licensed to practice in Virginia who have earned a doctoral degree in audiology shall not be required to pass an examination as a prerequisite to obtaining a license under this chapter.