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17-100-207. Audiologists — Licensing.
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17-100-207. Audiologists — Licensing.
(a) Notwithstanding § 17-84-101 et seq. or any other law to the contrary, a person who is licensed by the Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology under § 17-100-301 et seq. as an audiologist in this state shall not be required to be licensed by the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers.
(b) The Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology shall promulgate rules governing the dispensing of hearing aids by audiologists licensed by the Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, provided that such rules shall be no less stringent than the rules adopted by the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers for the dispensing of hearing aids.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-100-207
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17-100-207. Audiologists — Licensing.
(a) Notwithstanding § 17-84-101 et seq. or any other law to the contrary, a person who is licensed by the Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology under § 17-100-301 et seq. as an audiologist in this state shall not be required to be licensed by the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers.
(b) The Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology shall promulgate rules governing the dispensing of hearing aids by audiologists licensed by the Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, provided that such rules shall be no less stringent than the rules adopted by the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers for the dispensing of hearing aids.
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17-100-301. License required.
(a) No person shall practice or represent himself or herself as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist in this state unless he or she is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) A license shall be granted either in speech-language pathology or audiology independently. A person may be licensed in both areas if he or she meets the respective qualifications.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-100-301
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
17-84-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Board” means the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers;
(2) “Current” means valid, effective, unexpired, or unsuspended and unrevoked with reference to a license or internship;
(3) “Established place of business” means a place of business at a permanent address in the State of Arkansas or, if outside the state, within seventy-five (75) miles of the Arkansas state line, which is open to the public during normal business hours at least thirty-two (32) hours per week;
(4) “Hearing instrument” means any instrument or device worn in or behind the ear designed for or represented as aiding, improving, amplifying, or correcting human hearing and any parts, attachments, or accessories of such an instrument or device;
(5) “In-office assembled hearing instrument” means an instrument built by the hearing instrument dispenser or under his or her supervision from components, including a premanufactured faceplate and a shell made by the dispenser or made under his or her supervision;
(6) “License” and “internship” mean, respectively, license as provided for in § 17-84-306 and internship as provided for in § 17-84-304;
(7) “Licensed” means holding a current license;
(8) “Practice of dispensing hearing instruments” means conducting and interpreting hearing tests for purposes of identifying the type and degree of hearing loss and making proper recommendations based on those results, selecting suitable hearing instruments, making earmolds or ear impressions, and providing appropriate counseling pertaining to the selling, renting, leasing, pricing, delivery, and warranty of hearing instruments;
(9) “Sponsor” means a licensed person who trains and directly supervises an intern; and
(10) “Unethical conduct”
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-84-101
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-84-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.