SECTIONS 3326-3329 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 3326-3329

3326. The board shall keep a record of all prosecutions for
violations of this chapter and of all examinations held for
applicants for licenses together with the names and addresses of all
persons taking examinations and of their success or failure to pass
them.

3327. The board may recommend the preparation of and administration
of a course of instruction concerned with the fitting and selection
of hearing aids. The board may require applicants to first complete
the required course of instruction or otherwise satisfy the board
that the applicant possesses the necessary background and
qualifications to fit or sell hearing aids. If the board promulgates
regulations to implement this section to require a course of
instruction concerned with fitting and selling hearing aids, the
board shall obtain the advice of persons knowledgeable in the
preparation and administration of a course of instruction.
The board may publish and distribute information concerning the
examination requirements for obtaining a license to engage in the
practice of fitting and selling hearing aids within this state.

3327.5. All holders of licenses to sell or fit hearing aids shall
continue their education after receiving the license. The board shall
provide by regulation, as a condition to the renewal of a license,
that licensees shall submit documentation satisfactory to the board
that they have informed themselves of current practices related to
the fitting of hearing aids by having pursued courses of study
satisfactory to the board or by other means defined as equivalent by
the board.
Continuing education courses shall be subject to monitoring to
ensure compliance with the regulations adopted by the board pursuant
to this section.

3328. The board may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the
provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, regulations that are
necessary to enable the board to carry into effect the provisions of
law relating to the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids.

3329. (a) The board may prosecute any and all persons for any
violation of this chapter.
(b) The board shall hear and decide all matters, including but not
limited to, any contested case or any petition for reinstatement or
modification of probation, or may assign any of those matters to an
administrative law judge in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all
hearings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing
with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the
Government Code.