§ 459.05 — Issuance of license.

Wisconsin § 459.05

• Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
• Ch. 459: Hearing and speech examining board
• Subch.: subch. I of ch. 459 SUBCHAPTER I

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459.05
459.05(1) (1) The department shall issue to each applicant who passes an examination under s. 459.06 and pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) a license.
459.05(1m) (1m) Whenever the examining board determines that another state or jurisdiction has requirements equivalent to or higher than those in effect in the state for the practice of ordering, fitting, and dealing in hearing aids, and that such state or jurisdiction has a program equivalent to or stricter than the program for determining whether applicants in this state are qualified to engage in the practice of ordering, fitting, and dealing in hearing aids, the department may issue a license by reciprocity to applicants who hold valid licenses to order, deal in, or fit hearing aids in such other state or jurisdiction, who pay the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2) , and who are otherwise qualified for licensure. No applicant for a license by reciprocity under this subsection shall be required to submit to or undergo a qualifying examination, if the applicant personally appears at the next meeting of the examining board after filing the application to answer any questions the examining board has.

Legislative History

459.05 History History: 1975 c. 224 ; 1977 c. 29 , 418 ; 1979 c. 162 s. 38 (4) ; 1991 a. 39 ; 2003 a. 270 ; 2023 a. 179 .