Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-5826

  • board: means the Kansas board of examiners in fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments. See Kansas Statutes 74-5807
  • Hearing instrument: means any instrument, aid or device designed for or represented as aiding or improving impaired human hearing and any parts of such an instrument, aid or device. See Kansas Statutes 74-5807
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • License: means an authorization to practice the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments pursuant to this act and includes a temporary license and any certificate of endorsement issued prior to July 1, 2005. See Kansas Statutes 74-5807

(a) The board, in addition to any other penalty authorized under this act may assess an administrative fine, after notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedures act, against a licensee or an unlicensed person for a violation of any provision of this act or any rule and regulation hereunder in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation.

(b) If the board determines that an individual has practiced fitting or dispensing of hearing instruments without a valid license, in addition to any other penalties imposed by the law, the board in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure act, may issue a cease and desist order against such individual.

(c) Whenever in the judgment of the board any person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of the hearing instrument act, the board may make application to any court of competent jurisdiction for an order enjoining such acts or practices, and upon a showing by the board that such person has engaged or is about to engage in any such acts or practices, an injunction, restraining order or such other order as may be appropriate shall be granted by such court without bond.

(d) In all matters pending before the board, the board shall have the option to censure the licensee in lieu of other disciplinary action.

(e) In all matters pending before the board, the board shall have the power to revoke the license of any licensee who voluntarily surrenders such person’s license pending investigation of misconduct or while charges of misconduct against the licensee are pending or anticipated.

(f) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the hearing instrument act.