§ 3291 - License required - Vermont Statutes

§ 3291. License required

(a) Unless a person is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, he or she shall not:

(1) dispense or attempt to dispense hearing aids or hold himself or herself out as being able to dispense hearing aids; or

(2) use in connection with his or her name any letters, words or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is a hearing aid dispenser.

(b) A person who violates a provision of this chapter or who obtains a license by fraud or misrepresentation shall be subject to the penalties provided in subsection 127(c) of Title 3.

(c) Audiologists licensed pursuant to chapter 87 of this title may dispense hearing aids consistent with the requirements of that chapter. Licensed audiologists are not required to obtain a separate license to dispense hearing aids. (Added 1989, No. 60, § 1; amended 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 47, eff. July 1, 2003; 2007, No. 29, § 47.)