Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2465

  • Board: shall mean the Louisiana Board for Hearing Aid Dealers. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2442
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Hearing aid: means any wearable instrument or device designed for or represented as aiding or compensating for defective human hearing and any parts, attachments, or accessories of such an instrument or device. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2442

            A. Any person who owns, maintains, or operates an office or place of business in which the person employs or engages under contract a person who practices the selling and fitting of hearing aids shall file annually on or before the first day of the calendar year with the board a list of all licensed hearing aid dealers directly or indirectly employed by it and shall also file with the board a statement on a form approved by the board that it submits itself to the rules and regulations of the board and the provisions of this Chapter. An organization shall register with the board its intention to engage in the selling and fitting of hearing aids or accessories prior to the organization selling or offering for sale hearing aids or accessories.

            B. The board may revoke or suspend the registration of an organization if the organization or an employee of the organization commits any of the acts listed as causes for revocation or suspension in La. Rev. Stat. 37:2453.

            Acts 1968, No. 302, §25, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 2009, No. 281, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §3; Acts 2022, No. 271, §§2, 7; Acts 2023, No. 34, §1.