No person shall engage in the sale or practice of fitting hearing instruments or display a sign or in any other way advertise or represent himself or herself as a person who practices the sale or fitting of hearing instruments unless he or she holds:
(1) An unsuspended, unrevoked license issued by the board pursuant to KRS § 334.080; (2) A current, unsuspended, unrevoked apprentice permit pursuant to KRS § 334.090.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 334.020

  • Apprentice: means any applicant in training to become a licensed specialist in hearing instruments. See Kentucky Statutes 334.010
  • License: means a license issued by the board under this chapter to specialists in hearing instruments. See Kentucky Statutes 334.010
  • Practice of fitting hearing instruments: means the measurement of human hearing by means of an audiometer for the purpose of making selections, adaptions, and adjustments of hearing instruments, including both over-the-counter hearing aids and prescription hearing aids. See Kentucky Statutes 334.010
  • sale: means any transfer of title or transfer of the right to use by lease, bailment, or any other means. See Kentucky Statutes 334.010

The license or permit shall be conspicuously posted in each office or place of
business; or
(3) A license to practice as an audiologist issued by the Kentucky Board of Speech- Language Pathology and Audiology pursuant to KRS Chapter 334A.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 46, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 460, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992. — Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch.
48, sec. 2.

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