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WV Code § 30-25-16 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 25. Nursing Home Administrators|§30-25-16. Judicial Review

Any licensee or permittee adversely affected by a decision of the board entered after a hearing may obtain judicial review of the decision in accordance with section four, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, and may appeal any ruling resulting from judicial review in accordance with article six, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
WV Code § 30-25-17 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 25. Nursing Home Administrators|§30-25-17. Criminal Proceedings; Penalties

(a) When, as a result of an investigation under this article or otherwise, the board has reason to believe that a licensee has committed a criminal offense under this article, the board may bring its information to the attention of an appropriate law-enforcement official.(b) A person violating section one of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 not more than $1,000 or confined in jail not more than six months, or both fined and confined.
WV Code § 30-25-18 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 25. Nursing Home Administrators|§30-25-18. Single Act Evidence of Practice

In any action brought or in any proceeding initiated under this article, evidence of the commission of a single act prohibited by this article is sufficient to justify a penalty, injunction, restraining order or conviction without evidence of a general course of conduct.
WV Code § 30-26-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 26. Hearing-Aid Dealers and Fitters|§30-26-1. Definitions

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this article:(1) "Advertise," and any of its variants, means and includes the use of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication, book, notice, circular, pamphlet, letter, handbill, poster, bill, sign, placard, card, label, tag, window display, store sign, radio, television announcement or any other means or methods now or hereinafter employed to bring to the attention of the public the practice of fitting or dealing in hearing aids.(2) "Board" means the West Virginia board of hearing-aid dealers.(3) "Department" means the state department of health and when appropriate shall include the state director of health.(4) "Hearing aid" means any wearable device or instrument or any combination thereof, designed for, represented as or offered for sale for the purpose of aiding, improving or compensating for defective or impaired human hearing and shall include earmolds, parts, attachments or other accessories thereto, but excluding batteries and cords.(5) "Hearing-aid dealer" and "hearing-aid fitter" means any person engaged in the practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids.(6) "License" means any license issued under the provisions of this article and shall include a temporary license. "Licensee" means any person holding any such license.(7) "Person" means and includes any individual, partnership, trust, association, corporation or other like organization, or any combination thereof.(8) "Practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids" means and includes:(a) The measurement or other testing of human hearing by means of an audiometer, or by any other means;(b) The selection, adaptation, fitting or sale of hearing aids by a person for the use of another person; or(c) The making of impressions for earmolds.(9) "Sell" or "sale" or any variant thereof, means any transfer of title or of the right of use by lease, bailment or any other contract, but shall not include transactions between distributors, dealers or licensees where the item transferred is intended for sale.(10) "Trainee" means any person training to become a licensed hearing-aid dealer or fitter.
WV Code § 30-26-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 26. Hearing-Aid Dealers and Fitters|§30-26-2. Engaging in Practice of Hearing-Aid Dealer or Trainee Without License Prohibited; Exceptions

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (e) hereof no person shall, on or after the effective date of this article, engage in the practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids, either as a hearing-aid dealer, fitter, or as a trainee, nor shall any person advertise or assume any such practice, without first being licensed or otherwise qualified under the provisions of this article.(b) If the applicant is a partnership, trust, association, corporation, or other like organization, the application, in addition to such other information as the board may require, shall be accompanied by an application for a license for each person, whether owner or employee, of such applicant who serves in the capacity of a hearing-aid dealer or fitter, or shall contain a statement that such applications for all such persons are submitted separately. No partnership, trust, association, corporation, or other like organization shall permit any unlicensed person to sell hearing aids or to engage in the practice of dealing in, or fitting of, hearing aids.(c) This article is not intended to prevent any person who is not licensed under this article from engaging in the practice of measuring human hearing for the purpose of selection of hearing aids, provided such person or organization employing such person does not sell hearing aids or accessories thereto, except in the case of earmolds to be used only for the purpose of audiologic evaluation.(d) State or local governmental organizations or agencies and organizations chartered as not-for-profit shall not be eligible for licensure to fit and dispense hearing aids.(e) The activities and services of persons pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in audiology at a college or university is exempt from licensure if:(A) These activities and services constitute a part of a planned course of study at that institution;(B) They are designated by a title such as intern, trainee, student, or other title clearly indicating the status appropriate to their level of education; and (C) They work under the supervision of a person licensed by this state to practice audiology.
WV Code § 30-26-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 26. Hearing-Aid Dealers and Fitters|§30-26-4. Administrative Duties; Examinations; Register; Use of Fees

(a) Effective July 1, 2012, the administrative work of the board shall be performed by the board. The board shall keep full and complete records of all of their proceedings and accounts, which said records and accounts shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.(b) The board may conduct, supervise and administer the qualifying examinations authorized and required by this article, to maintain for a register or record of persons who apply for a license or a temporary trainee permit as well as a register or record of the name and last-known business address of all persons to whom a license or trainee permit is issued pursuant to this article.(c) Effective July 1, 2012, the board shall bear the costs of carrying out the powers and duties granted to it by this article from the fees collected by it for these purposes.
WV Code § 30-26-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 26. Hearing-Aid Dealers and Fitters|§30-26-5. Application for Licenses; Qualifications of Applicants; Fees; Duties of the Board With Respect Thereto

Each person desiring to obtain a license from the board to engage in the practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids shall make application to the board. The application shall be made in such manner and form as prescribed by the board and shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee. The application shall state under oath that the applicant:(1) Intends to maintain a permanent office or place of business in this state or that the applicant has at the time of application a permanent office or place of business in another state within a reasonable commuting distance from this state. The board shall determine and prescribe by regulation the term "reasonable distance" as used herein;(2) Is a person of good moral character and that he has never been convicted of nor is presently under indictment for a crime involving moral turpitude;(3) Is eighteen years of age or older;(4) Has an education equivalent to a four-year course in an accredited high school; and(5) Is free of chronic infectious or contagious diseases.Any person who fails to meet any of the standards set forth in the next preceding paragraph shall not be eligible or qualified to take the examination nor shall any such person be eligible or qualified to engage in the practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids.The board, after first determining that the applicant is qualified and eligible in every respect to take the examination, shall notify the applicant that he has fulfilled all of the qualifications and eligibility requirements as required by this section and shall advise him of the date, time and place for him to appear to be examined as required by the provisions of this article and the regulations promulgated by the board pursuant to this article.The board, with the aid and assistance of the department, shall give at least one annual examination of the type required by this article and may give such additional examinations, at such times and places, as the board and the department may deem proper, giving consideration to the number of applications.
WV Code § 30-26-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 26. Hearing-Aid Dealers and Fitters|§30-26-6. Standards, Scope and Subject of Examination

(a) Before obtaining a license to engage in the practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing- aids, an applicant must meet the following requirements:(1) The applicant must pass the International Licensing Examination for Hearing Healthcare Professionals, prepared by the International Hearing Society, or an equivalent examination selected by the board.(2) The applicant must pass a practical examination, which shall be a nationally recognized test selected by the board, or a test designed by the board to test the applicant’s proficiency in the following techniques as they pertain to the fitting of hearing aids: (A) Pure tone audiometry, including air conduction testing;(B) Live voice or recorded voice speech audiometry, including speech reception threshold testing and speech discrimination testing; and(C) Masking when indicated and effective masking.(3) The applicant must pass an examination, which shall be developed by the board, to test an applicant’s competency in the following subjects: (A) Ability to counsel the person or family who will receive the hearing aid relative to the care and use of the instrument;(B) Knowledge regarding the medical and rehabilitative facilities for hearing-handicapped children and adults in the area being served;(C) Knowledge and understanding of the grounds for revocation, suspension, or probation of a license as outlined in this article; and(D) Knowledge and understanding of criminal offenses as outlined in this article.(b) The board may promulgate rules to implement the requirements of this section, including emergency rules promulgated pursuant to the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.(c) The examinations required by this section shall be collectively referred to in this article as “the examination.”
WV Code § 30-26-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 26. Hearing-Aid Dealers and Fitters|§30-26-7. Results of Examination Disclosed to Applicant; Issuance of License; Fees

(a) Any person who has taken the examination shall be notified by the board within thirty days following such examination as to whether he or she has satisfactorily passed the examination. Such person shall also be advised of his or her right to take the examination in the future.If such applicant has satisfactorily passed the examination, he or she shall be advised of that fact by the board and, upon payment of the prescribed fee, the board shall register the applicant as a licensee and shall issue a license to such applicant. Such license shall remain in effect until the next succeeding June 30.(b) Within six months following the effective date of this article, any applicant for a license who has been engaged in the practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids in this state for a period of three years immediately prior to such effective date, shall be so registered and issued a license without being required to undergo or take the examination required by this article: Provided, That such person meets all other requirements of this article and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. All of the fees which such prospective licensee would be otherwise required to pay shall be paid by such prospective licensee in the same manner and to the same extent as if such prospective licensee had not so engaged in such practice in this state for such three-year period.(c) The issuance of a license by the board must have the concurrence of a majority of its members.
WV Code § 30-26-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 26. Hearing-Aid Dealers and Fitters|§30-26-8. Posting of License Required; Duplicate Copies

Each person who holds a hearing-aid dealer's or fitter's license and engages in the practice of dealing in the fitting of hearing aids shall display such license in a conspicuous place in his office or place of business at all times. Each person who maintains more than one office or place of business shall post a duplicate copy of the license at each location. The board shall issue duplicate copies of a license upon receipt of a properly completed application and payment of $1 for each copy requested.
WV Code § 30-26-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 26. Hearing-Aid Dealers and Fitters|§30-26-9. Renewal of License

(a) A person who is engaged in the practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids shall renew his license annually upon payment of the prescribed renewal fee. A thirty-day period shall be allowed after expiration of a license during which any such license may be renewed upon payment of the renewal fee plus a penalty for late filing. After the expiration of such thirty-day period, the board may renew such license upon payment of twice the prescribed renewal fee. No person who applies for renewal, whose license was suspended for failure to renew, may be required to submit to any examination as a condition of renewal if application is made within two years following the date such license was so suspended.(b) In each even numbered year beginning with the year one thousand nine hundred eighty-eight, each applicant for renewal of license shall present to the board evidence of continuing study and education of not less than twenty hours in a course of study approved by the board. Such twenty hours of instruction must have been gained during the immediately preceding two years.
WV Code § 30-26-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 26. Hearing-Aid Dealers and Fitters|§30-26-10. Notification of Change of Address of Licensee Required

Every licensee under the provisions of this article shall notify the board in writing of the address of each place where he is, or intends to be, engaged in the practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids. The board shall cause to be kept a record of each place of business of every such licensee. Any notice required to be given by the board or the department to any such licensee shall be given by mailing the same to him at the address shown upon such records.
WV Code § 30-26-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 26. Hearing-Aid Dealers and Fitters|§30-26-11. Reciprocity

Whenever the board determines that another state or jurisdiction has requirements for the licensing of persons to engage in the practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids, which requirements meet the minimum requirements and standards set forth in this article and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this article, the board may, in the manner prescribed by its rules and regulations, issue a license without the examination required by this article, to any person holding a license in such other state or jurisdiction, upon application, providing such prospective licensee meets all of the requirements set forth in this article and the rules and regulations of the board with respect thereto. All of the fees which such prospective licensee would be otherwise required to pay, shall be paid by such prospective licensee in the same manner and to the same extent as if such prospective licensee were not qualified to engage in such other state or jurisdiction.
WV Code § 30-26-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 26. Hearing-Aid Dealers and Fitters|§30-26-12. Temporary Trainee Permits

A person who meets all of the qualifications and requirements set forth in subdivision (2), section five of this article may obtain a temporary trainee permit upon application to the board. All such applications for a temporary trainee permit shall be made in the manner and form prescribed in the rules and regulations of the board.Upon receiving an application for a temporary trainee permit as prescribed in this section, accompanied by the prescribed fee, the board shall issue such permit which shall entitle the applicant trainee to engage in the practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids for a period of one year under the supervision and control of a licensee, such licensee to be responsible for the supervision, training and control of such trainee.If a person holding a temporary trainee permit under this section has not successfully passed the licensing examination within one year from the date of issuance of such permit, the permit may be renewed or reissued under such conditions as the board may require in its rules and regulations for an additional one-year period upon payment of the prescribed fee. No such temporary trainee permit shall be reissued, renewed or extended more than once.
WV Code § 30-26-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 26. Hearing-Aid Dealers and Fitters|§30-26-13. Refusal to Issue, Suspension or Revocation of License or Trainee Permit; False and Deceptive Advertising

(a) The board may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke any license or trainee permit for any one, or any combination of the following causes: Violation of a rule or regulation governing the ethical practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids promulgated by the board under the authority granted by this article; conviction of a felony, as shown by a certified copy of the record of the court wherein such conviction was had after such conviction has become final; the obtaining of or the attempt to obtain a license, money or any other thing of value, by fraudulent misrepresentation; malpractice; continued practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids by a person knowingly having a chronic infectious or contagious disease; habitual drunkenness or addiction to the use of a controlled substance as defined in chapter sixty-a of this code; advertising, practicing or attempting to practice under a name other than one's own; advertising by means of or selling by the use of knowingly false or deceptive statements.(b) False and deceptive advertisement shall constitute unethical practice and the board, by rules and regulations may regulate and proscribe acts considered by it to be false and deceptive advertisement.The rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this subsection shall include prohibitions against (1) advertising a particular model or type of hearing aid for sale when purchasers or prospective purchasers responding to the advertisement cannot purchase the advertised model or type, where it is established that the purpose of the advertisement is to obtain prospects for the sale of a different model or type than that advertised, (2) representing that the service or advice of a person licensed to practice medicine will be used or made available in the selection, fitting, adjustment, maintenance or repair of hearing aids when that is not true, or using the words "doctor,""clinic" or similar words, abbreviations or symbols which tend to connote the medical profession when such use is not accurate, and (3) advertising a manufacturer's product or using a manufacturer's name or trademark which implies a relationship with the manufacturer that does not exist or using the words "audiologist,""state licensed clinic,""state registered," "state certified," or "state approved" or any other term, abbreviation or symbol when it would falsely give the impression that service is being provided by persons holding a degree in audiology or trained in clinical audiology, or that licensee's service has been recommended by the state when such is not the case.(c) The refusal to issue or renew a license or trainee permit or the suspension or revocation of a license or trainee permit by the board must have the concurrence of a majority of the members of the board.