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26 V.S.A. § 3295
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 67 - Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers|§ 3295. Examination for licensure as hearing aid dispenser

§ 3295. Examination for licensure as hearing aid dispenser|(a) Examinations shall be administered in the manner and places designated by the Director.(b) The examination shall cover the following: the basic physics of sound, anatomy, and physiology of the ear, structure and function of hearing aids, pure tone audiometry, voice and recorded speech audiometry, interpretation of audiograms as related to hearing aid usage, selection and adaptation of hearing aids, counseling people who are hard of hearing in the appropriate use of hearing aids, identifying situations in which referrals to a physician are appropriate, knowledge of medical and rehabilitation facilities for people who are hard of hearing in this State, and State and federal laws relating to dispensing hearing aids and other areas of knowledge determined by the Director to be necessary.(c) If the applicant passes the examination and meets the other requirements set forth in this chapter, the applicant shall receive a license upon payment of the license fee.(d) If an applicant fails the examination, the applicant may retake the examination on one or more occasions upon payment of the examination fee.(e) The Director shall establish by rule fixed criteria for passing the examination that shall apply to all persons taking the examination.(f) The Director may waive the examination requirement if the applicant is a hearing aid dispenser regulated under the laws of another state who is in good standing to dispense hearing aids in that state and, in the opinion of the Director, the standards and qualifications required for regulation of hearing aid dispensers in that state are currently at least equal to those required by this chapter.(g) Licensing standards and procedures shall be fair and reasonable and shall be designed and implemented to measure and reasonably ensure that all applicants are granted licensure if they demonstrate that they possess the minimal occupational qualifications that are consistent with public health, safety, and welfare. They shall not be designed or implemented for the purpose of limiting the number or types of licensees. (Added 1989, No. 60, § 1; amended 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(d); 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 179; 2015, No. 38, § 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2015.)
26 V.S.A. § 3295a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 67 - Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers|§ 3295a. Temporary licensure of hearing aid dispenser without examination

§ 3295a. Temporary licensure of hearing aid dispenser without examination|(a) A temporary license may be issued to a person who applies for the first time to practice as a hearing aid dispenser under section 3293 of this chapter, is employed by a licensed hearing aid dispenser, and satisfies the provisions of subdivision (1) of that section.(b)(1) A temporary license allows a person to practice as a hearing aid dispenser while directly supervised by a hearing aid dispenser licensed under section 3295 of this chapter until he or she takes the next examination provided by the Director and a determination is made of his or her qualifications to practice in this State.  (2) The supervising hearing aid dispenser shall personally observe the temporary licensee while conducting and interpreting hearing tests and making earmolds or impressions, for a period of two months following issuance of a license under this section or until the license expires, whichever occurs first.   (c) Temporary licenses shall be issued on payment of the specified fee and shall remain in force no longer than 60 days following examination and shall not be extended except for good and exceptional cause shown by the applicant. Not more than one temporary license may be issued to the same person. An extension shall not be granted to an applicant who fails the examination. (Added 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 54; amended 2015, No. 38, § 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2015.)
26 V.S.A. § 3296
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 67 - Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers|§ 3296. Renewals and reinstatement for audiologists and hearing aid dispensers

§ 3296. Renewals and reinstatement for audiologists and hearing aid dispensers|(a) Licenses shall be renewed every two years upon payment of the renewal fee.(b) Upon receipt of the completed form and the renewal fee, the Director shall issue a new license.(c) The Director may make such rules as may be reasonably necessary for the protection of the public to ensure that an applicant for reinstatement is professionally qualified.(d) As a condition of renewal, the Director may require that licensees establish that they have satisfied continuing education requirements established by the Director, by rule. (Added 1989, No. 60, § 1; amended 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(d); 2015, No. 38, § 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2015.)
26 V.S.A. § 3311
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Real Estate Appraisers|§ 3311. Definitions

§ 3311. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Act" means the Federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, Pub. L. No. 101-73, as amended. (2) "Appraisal" means an analysis, opinion, or conclusion relating to the value of specified interests in or aspects of identified real estate or identified real property. (3) "Appraisal management company" means an entity that acts as a broker in acquiring finished appraisals from real estate appraisers licensed under this chapter and that supplies the appraisals to third parties. (4) "Appraiser" or "real estate appraiser" means a person licensed under this chapter. (5) "AQB" means the Appraisal Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation as referenced in the Act. Under the provisions of the Act, the AQB establishes the minimum education, experience, and examination requirements for real property appraisers to obtain a state license or certification. (6) "ASC" means the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council created pursuant to the Act. The ASC oversees the real estate appraisal process as it relates to federally related transactions as defined in the Act. (7) "Director" means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. (8)(A) "Disciplinary action" means any action by any regulatory or certifying authority against a licensed real estate appraiser or applicant premised upon a finding that the person has engaged in unprofessional conduct.  (B)(i) The term includes all sanctions of any kind, including obtaining injunctions, refusing to grant or renew a license, suspending, revoking, or restricting a license, and issuing warnings.  (ii) The term does not include monetary civil penalties imposed by a hearing officer in relation to an express finding under 3 V.S.A. § 129(a)(3) that the subject matter does not constitute unprofessional conduct.   (9) "Office" means the Office of Professional Regulation. (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 40; 2013, No. 27, § 37; 2019, No. 30, § 21.)
26 V.S.A. § 3312
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Real Estate Appraisers|§ 3312. Prohibitions; penalty; exemption

§ 3312. Prohibitions; penalty; exemption|(a) Unless licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, a person shall not:  (1) perform an appraisal in a federally related transaction when a licensed or certified appraiser is required by the Act; or (2) use in connection with his or her name any letters, words, or insignia indicating that he or she is a State certified or licensed real estate appraiser.   (b) An individual who violates a provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the penalties provided in 3 V.S.A. § 127.(c) A registered appraisal management company shall not be required to be licensed in order to acquire and provide finished appraisals to third parties. (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2007, No. 29, § 48; 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; 2019, No. 30, § 21.)
26 V.S.A. § 3313
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Real Estate Appraisers|§ 3313. Regulation of real estate appraisers; Director; advisor appointees

§ 3313. Regulation of real estate appraisers; Director; advisor appointees|(a)(1) Director shall administer the provisions of this chapter.  (2)(A) The Secretary of State shall appoint six persons of suitable qualifications in accordance with this section to advise the Director in matters concerning real estate appraisal.  (B) The Secretary shall appoint the advisors for five-year staggered terms. Four of the initial appointments shall be for four-, three-, two-, and one-year terms.  (3) The Director shall consult the appointed advisors prior to exercising interpretive discretion, adopting or amending rules, and determining any substantial regulatory question presented in the course of administering this chapter.   (b) Three advisors shall be real estate appraisers licensed under this chapter who have been actively engaged in the full-time practice of real estate appraising for five years preceding appointment and have been practicing in Vermont for the two-year period immediately preceding appointment.(c) Two advisors shall be public members who shall have no direct financial interest personally or through a spouse, parent, child, brother, or sister in real estate appraising.(d) One advisor shall be a public member actively engaged in the business of banking, including lending for the purpose of buying real property, or shall be a person who is a consumer of appraisal services in the regular course of his or her business. (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 92, § 2; 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 30; 2005, No. 27, § 95; 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 42; 2019, No. 30, § 21.)
26 V.S.A. § 3314
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Real Estate Appraisers|§ 3314. Director; powers and duties

§ 3314. Director; powers and duties|(a) The Director shall administer the provisions of this chapter in a manner that conforms in all respects with the requirements of the Act.(b) In addition to the Director's other powers and duties under this chapter, the Director shall:  (1) Receive and review applications. (2) Collect the registry fee as required by the Act and transmit that fee to the ASC. The registry fee shall be in addition to State licensing and registration fees. (3) Annually publish a roster of all licensees and transmit the roster to the ASC as required by the Act. (4) Register appraisal management companies. (5) Make inquiries he or she deems necessary into the character, integrity, and reputation of the applicant. (6) Perform other functions and duties as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to comply with the requirements of the Act, including by adopting rules defining and regulating appraisal management companies in a manner consistent with the Act. (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 43; 2013, No. 27, § 38; 2013, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; 2017, No. 48, § 22; 2019, No. 30, § 21.)
26 V.S.A. § 3315
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Real Estate Appraisers|§ 3315. Rules

§ 3315. Rules|(a) The Director may adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.(b) The Director shall adopt rules relating to procedures for processing applications, issuing licenses, registering trainees, inspecting records, and instituting and conducting disciplinary proceedings. (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 92, § 3; 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5; 2013, No. 27, § 39; 2019, No. 30, § 21.)
26 V.S.A. § 3316
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Real Estate Appraisers|§ 3316. Licensing and registration fees

§ 3316. Licensing and registration fees|Applicants and persons regulated under this chapter shall pay those fees set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 125(b). (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 92, § 4; 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 56; 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2005, No. 202 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 44; 2015, No. 57, § 5; 2019, No. 70, § 23; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
26 V.S.A. § 3317
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Real Estate Appraisers|§ 3317. Application

§ 3317. Application|An individual who desires to be licensed under this chapter shall submit an application as specified by the Director, accompanied by payment of the required fee. (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 30, § 21.)
26 V.S.A. § 3318
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Real Estate Appraisers|§ 3318. Examination

§ 3318. Examination|The Director shall examine applicants using an AQB-approved qualifying examination applicable to the credential sought by the applicant. (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 92, § 5; 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2013, No. 27, § 40; 2019, No. 30, § 21.)
26 V.S.A. § 3319
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Real Estate Appraisers|§ 3319. Temporary practice

§ 3319. Temporary practice|The Director shall issue a temporary license to an individual, after filing of an application and fee, who is a certified or licensed real estate appraiser in another jurisdiction if all of the following apply:  (1) the property to be appraised is part of a federally related transaction for which a licensed or certified appraiser is required by the Act; (2) the applicant's business is of a temporary nature; and (3) the applicant registers with the Office. (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 92, § 6; 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2019, No. 30, § 21.)
26 V.S.A. § 3319a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Real Estate Appraisers|§ 3319a. Appraiser trainee registration

§ 3319a. Appraiser trainee registration|(a)(1)(A) A person who has completed a course of instruction approved by the AQB may work as a certified residential or certified general appraiser trainee provided the person is registered with the Office.   (B) An appraiser trainee shall work under the direct supervision of an appraiser who holds either a certified residential or a certified general license in good standing and has held the certified residential or certified general license for at least the minimum number of years required by the AQB.  (2)(A) An appraiser trainee may perform activities within the scope of practice of the license sought, provided that the supervising appraiser reviews and signs all resulting appraisals.  (B) The supervising appraiser shall be professionally responsible for such activities performed by the trainee.  (3) As used in this subsection, "good standing" means that the appraiser supervisor holds a current, unrestricted license.   (b) [Repealed.](c) The Director may give credit for training hours, not exceeding 10 percent of the total hourly experience requirement, for hours worked or training given that does not include or is unrelated to a site inspection.(d) Appraiser trainees registered with the Board as of July 1, 2013 and who continue on to satisfy the requirements specified by the AQB may become State licensed appraisers, notwithstanding the elimination of that license category. (Added 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; amended 2003, No. 60, § 18; 2005, No. 27, § 96; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 37; 2013, No. 27, § 41; 2013, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 42; 2019, No. 30, § 21.)
26 V.S.A. § 3320
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Real Estate Appraisers|§ 3320. Licensure by reciprocity

§ 3320. Licensure by reciprocity|The Director shall waive all licensing requirements for an appraiser applicant holding a valid certification from another state if:  (1) the appraiser licensing and certification program of the other state is in compliance with the provisions of the Act; and (2) the appraiser applicant holds the valid certification from a state whose requirements for certification or licensing meet or exceed the licensure standards established by this chapter. (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2013, No. 27, § 42; 2019, No. 30, § 21.)
26 V.S.A. § 3321
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Real Estate Appraisers|§ 3321. Renewals

§ 3321. Renewals|(a) Except for a license issued to an appraisal management company, a licensed issued under this chapter shall be renewed biennially upon payment of the required fee and upon satisfactory completion of the minimum continuing education requirements established by AQB during the immediately preceding two-year period. An appraisal management company shall renew its license annually in compliance with State and federal regulations.(b) If an individual or an appraisal management company fails to renew in a timely manner, he, she, or it may renew the license within 30 days of the renewal date by satisfying all requirements set forth in law, including, as applicable, those requirements of AQB for reactivation and payment of an additional late renewal penalty.(c) The Director may reactivate the license of an individual or an appraisal management company whose license has lapsed for more than 30 days upon payment of the renewal fee, the reactivation fee, and the late renewal penalty, provided the individual or appraisal management company has satisfied all the requirements set forth in law, including, as applicable, those requirements of AQB for reactivation.(d) The Director may require, by rule, as a condition of reactivation, that an applicant, other than an appraisal management company, undergo review of one or more aspects of the applicant's professional work in the practice of real estate appraising, provided that the manner and performance results of the review be specified by the Director. Such a review requirement shall:  (1) be adopted reasonably in advance of the time when it is first required to be met; and (2) provide for compliance if the applicant shows that within the two years preceding renewal, the applicant underwent a satisfactory quality review for other purposes and that review was substantially equivalent to a review required under this section.   (e) [Repealed.]  (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 11, 12; 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 46, eff. May 12, 2010; 2011, No. 66, § 11, eff. June 1, 2011; 2013, No. 27, § 44; 2019, No. 30, § 21; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
26 V.S.A. § 3322
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Real Estate Appraisers|§ 3322. Use of license number; consumer fee disclosure

§ 3322. Use of license number; consumer fee disclosure|(a)(1) Each licensee or registrant shall be assigned a license or registration number that shall be used in a report, a contract, engagement letter, or other instrument used by the licensee or registrant in connection with the licensee's or registrant's activities under this chapter. The license number shall be placed adjacent to or immediately below the title the licensee is entitled to use under this chapter.  (2) Each licensed appraiser shall ensure that the registration number and the appraiser's fee for appraisal services shall appear adjacent to or immediately below the appraisal management company's registered name on documents supplied to clients or customers in this State.   (b) Each licensed appraiser shall include within the body of the appraisal report the amount of the appraiser's fee for appraisal services. (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 47; 2011, No. 66, § 11, eff. June 1, 2011; 2019, No. 30, § 21.)
26 V.S.A. § 3324
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Real Estate Appraisers|§ 3324. Record retention

§ 3324. Record retention|(a) A licensee or registrant shall retain all records related to an appraisal, review, or consulting assignment for not fewer than five years after preparation.(b) A licensee or registrant shall retain records under this section that relate to a matter in litigation for two years after the litigation concludes or in conformance with the "Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice," as promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation, whichever period is longer.(c) Upon reasonable notice, a licensee or registrant shall provide to the Director for inspection and copying any records governed by this section. (Added 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 49; 2019, No. 30, § 21.)
26 V.S.A. § 3325
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 69 - Real Estate Appraisers|§ 3325. Reporting

§ 3325. Reporting|An appraiser who reports to the Director appraisal work that does not comply with the provisions of this chapter shall not be considered to have violated the ethics provision of the uniform standards of professional practice. (Added 1993, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; amended 2019, No. 30, § 21.)
26 V.S.A. § 3352
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 71 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants|§ 3352. Prohibition; offenses

§ 3352. Prohibition; offenses|(a) No person shall practice or attempt to practice occupational therapy or hold himself or herself out as being able to do so in this State without first having obtained a license.(b) No person shall use in connection with the person's name any letters, words, or insignia indicating or implying that the person is an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant unless licensed in accordance with this chapter.(c) A person who violates this section shall be subject to the penalties provided in 3 V.S.A. § 127(c). (Added 1993, No. 102, § 1; amended 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 34, eff. June 27, 2002; 2007, No. 29, § 50.)
26 V.S.A. § 3353
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 26 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 71 - Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants|§ 3353. Director of the Office of Professional Regulation; duties

§ 3353. Director of the Office of Professional Regulation; duties|(a) The Director shall:  (1) provide general information to applicants for licensure as occupational therapists or occupational therapy assistants; (2) administer fees collected under this chapter; (3) explain appeal procedures to occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and applicants, and complaint procedures to the public; (4) receive applications for licensure, license applicants under this chapter, renew licenses, and revoke, suspend, reinstate, or condition licenses as ordered by an administrative law officer; and (5) refer all disciplinary matters to an administrative law officer.   (b) The Director of the Office of Professional Regulation, with the advice of the advisor appointees, may adopt rules necessary to perform the duties provided under this chapter. (Added 1993, No. 102, § 1; amended 1997, No. 40, § 49(a); 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 35, eff. June 27, 2002.)