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CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.36 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.36.

2538.36.  (a) Whenever any of the following conditions are found to exist either from observations by the licensee or on the basis of information furnished by the prospective hearing aid user, a licensee shall, prior to fitting or selling a hearing aid to any individual, suggest to that individual in writing that his or her best interests would be served if he or she would consult a licensed physician specializing in diseases of the ear or if no such licensed physician is available in the community then to a duly licensed physician:(1) Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear.(2) History of, or active drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days.(3) History of sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss within the previous 90 days.(4) Acute or chronic dizziness.(5) Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the previous 90 days.(6) Significant air-bone gap (when generally acceptable standards have been established).(7) Visible evidence of significant cerumen accumulation or a foreign body in the ear canal.(8) Pain or discomfort in the ear.(b) No referral for medical opinion need be made by any licensee in the instance of replacement only of a hearing aid that has been lost or damaged beyond repair within one year of the date of purchase. A copy of the written recommendation shall be retained by the licensee for the period provided for in Section 2538.38. A person receiving the written recommendation who elects to purchase a hearing aid shall sign a receipt for the same, and the receipt shall be kept with the other papers retained by the licensee for the period provided for in Section 2538.38. Nothing in this section required to be performed by a licensee shall mean that the licensee is engaged in the diagnosis of illness or the practice of medicine or any other activity prohibited by the provisions of this code.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.37 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.37.

2538.37.  No hearing aid shall be sold by an individual licensed under this chapter, to a person 16 years of age or younger, unless within the preceding six months a recommendation for a hearing aid has been made by both a board-certified, or a board-eligible physician specializing in otolaryngology, and by a state licensed audiologist. A replacement of an identical hearing aid within one year shall be an exception to this requirement.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.38 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.38.

2538.38.  A licensee shall, upon the consummation of a sale of a hearing aid, keep and maintain records in the licensee’s office or place of business at all times and each record shall be kept and maintained for a seven-year period. All records related to the sale and fitting of hearing aids shall be open to inspection by the board or its authorized representatives upon reasonable notice. The records kept shall include:(a) Results of test techniques as they pertain to fitting of the hearing aid.(b) A copy of the written notice and the written receipt required by Section 2538.35 and the written recommendation and receipt required by Section 2538.36 when applicable.(c) Records of maintenance or calibration of equipment used in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 266, Sec. 2. (AB 435) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.39 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.39.

2538.39.  A hearing aid dispenser who is the owner, manager, or franchisee at a location where hearing aids are fit or sold, shall be responsible for the adequacy of the fitting or selling of any hearing aid fit and sold by any licensee or licensees at that location.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.40 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.40.

2538.40.  Upon denial of an application for license, the board shall notify the applicant in writing, stating (1) the reason for the denial and (2) that the applicant has a right to a hearing under Section 2533.2 if he or she makes written request therefor within 60 days after notice of denial. Service of the notice required by this section may be made by certified mail addressed to the applicant at the latest address filed by the applicant in writing with the board in his or her application or otherwise. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.41 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.41.

2538.41.  Before setting aside the revocation or suspension of any license or modifying the probation of any licensee, the board may require the petitioner to pass the regular examination given for applicants for licenses.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.42 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.42.

2538.42.  Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 10 days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.43 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.43.

2538.43.  It is unlawful to sell or barter, or offer to sell or barter, any license issued by the board.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.44 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.44.

2538.44.  It is unlawful to purchase or procure by barter any license issued by the board with intent to use the same as evidence of the holder’s qualification to practice the fitting or selling of hearing aids.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.45 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.45.

2538.45.  It is unlawful to alter with fraudulent intent in any material regard a license issued by the board.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.46 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.46.

2538.46.  It is unlawful to use or attempt to use any license issued by the board that has been purchased, fraudulently issued, counterfeited, or materially altered as a valid license.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.47 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.47.

2538.47.  It is unlawful to willfully make any false statement in a material regard in an application for an examination before the board for a license.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.48 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.48.

2538.48.  It is unlawful to engage in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids in this state without having at the time of so doing a valid, unrevoked, and unexpired license or temporary license.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.49 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.49.

2538.49.  It is unlawful for a licensed hearing aid dispenser to fit or sell a hearing aid unless he or she first does all of the following:(a) Complies with all provisions of state laws and regulations relating to the fitting or selling of hearing aids.(b) Conducts a direct observation of the purchaser’s ear canals.(c) Informs the purchaser of the address and office hours at which the licensee shall be available for fitting or postfitting adjustments and servicing of the hearing aid or aids sold. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.50 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.50.

2538.50.  It is unlawful to advertise by displaying a sign or otherwise or hold himself or herself out to be a person engaged in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids without having at the time of so doing a valid, unrevoked license or temporary license.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.51 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.51.

2538.51.  It is unlawful to engage in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids without the licensee having and maintaining an established business address, routinely open for service to his or her clients.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.52 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.52.

2538.52.  When tests are conducted by persons licensed under this article in connection with the fitting and selling of hearing aids, the provisions of this article shall apply.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.53 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.53.

2538.53.  (a) A license issued under this article expires at midnight on its assigned renewal date.(b) To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, on or before the date of expiration of the license, apply for renewal on a form provided by the board, accompanied by the prescribed renewal fee.(c) Temporary license holders shall renew their licenses in accordance with Section 2538.27, and apply for that renewal on a form provided by the board, accompanied by the prescribed renewal fee for temporary licenses.(d) Each duplicate license issued for a branch office shall expire on the same date as the permanent license of the hearing aid dispenser to whom the duplicate license was issued. These duplicate licenses shall be renewed according to subdivision (b). (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.54 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.54.

2538.54.  Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired license may be renewed at any time within three years after its expiration on filing of an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board, and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the license is renewed after its expiration the licensee, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this article. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the date provided in Section 2538.53 which next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.55 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.55.

2538.55.  A license which has been suspended is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article but such renewal does not entitle the holder of the license, while it remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the fitting or selling of hearing aids, or in any other activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which the license was suspended. A license which has been revoked is subject to expiration, but it may not be renewed. If it is reinstated after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent to its reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which it is reinstated, plus the delinquency fee, if any, accrued at the time of its revocation.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.56 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.56.

2538.56.  A license that is not renewed within three years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter, but the holder of the expired license may apply for and obtain a new license if all of the following apply:(a) He or she has not committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.(b) He or she pays all the fees that would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for a license for the first time.(c) He or she takes and passes the examination that would be required of him or her if he or she were then applying for a license for the first time, or otherwise establishes to the satisfaction of the board that he or she is qualified to engage in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids. The board may, by regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee in those cases in which a license is issued without an examination under this section.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2538.57 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 8 - Hearing Aid Dispensers|Section 2538.57.

2538.57.  The amount of fees and penalties prescribed by this article shall be those set forth in this section unless a lower fee is fixed by the board:(a) The fee for applicants applying for the first time for a license is seventy-five dollars ($75), which shall not be refunded, except to applicants who are found to be ineligible to take an examination for a license. Those applicants are entitled to a refund of fifty dollars ($50).(b) The fees for taking or retaking the written and practical examinations shall be amounts fixed by the board, which shall be equal to the actual cost of preparing, grading, analyzing, and administering the examinations.(c) The initial temporary license fee is one hundred dollars ($100). The fee for renewal of a temporary license is one hundred dollars ($100) for each renewal.(d) The initial permanent license fee is two hundred eighty dollars ($280). The fee for renewal of a permanent license is not more than two hundred eighty dollars ($280) for each renewal.(e) The initial branch office license fee is twenty-five dollars ($25). The fee for renewal of a branch office license is twenty-five dollars ($25) for each renewal.(f) The delinquency fee is twenty-five dollars ($25).(g) The fee for issuance of a replacement license is twenty-five dollars ($25).(h) The continuing education course approval application fee is fifty dollars ($50).(i) The fee for official certification of licensure is fifteen dollars ($15). (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2539.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 9 - Dispensing Audiologists|Section 2539.1.

2539.1.  (a) (1) On and after January 1, 2010, in addition to satisfying the licensure and examination requirements described in Sections 2532 and 2532.2, no licensed audiologist shall sell hearing aids unless he or she completes an application for a dispensing audiology license, pays all applicable fees, and passes an examination, approved by the board, relating to selling hearing aids.(2) The board shall issue a dispensing audiology license to a licensed audiologist who meets the requirements of paragraph (1).(b) (1) On and after January 1, 2010, a licensed audiologist with an unexpired license to sell hearing aids pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 2538.10) may continue to sell hearing aids pursuant to that license until that license expires pursuant to Section 2538.53, and upon that expiration the licensee shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements described in subdivision (a) and may continue to sell hearing aids pursuant to his or her audiology license subject to the provisions of this chapter. Upon the expiration of the audiologist’s license to sell hearing aids, the board shall issue him or her a dispensing audiology license pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). This paragraph shall not prevent an audiologist who also has a hearing aid dispenser’s license from maintaining dual or separate licenses if he or she chooses to do so.(2) A licensed audiologist whose license to sell hearing aids, issued pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 2538.10), is suspended, surrendered, or revoked shall not be authorized to sell hearing aids pursuant to this subdivision and he or she shall be subject to the requirements described in subdivision (a) as well as the other provisions of this chapter.(c) A licensed hearing aid dispenser who meets the qualifications for licensure as an audiologist shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) for the purposes of obtaining a dispensing audiology license.(d) For purposes of subdivision (a), the board shall provide the hearing aid dispenser’s examination provided by the former Hearing Aid Dispensers Bureau until such time as the next examination validation and occupational analysis is completed by the Department of Consumer Affairs pursuant to Section 139 and a determination is made that a different examination is to be administered.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 11. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2539.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5.3 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists|ARTICLE 9 - Dispensing Audiologists|Section 2539.2.

2539.2.  (a) Hearing aids may be sold by catalog or direct mail provided that:(1) The seller is licensed as an audiologist in this state and is authorized to sell hearing aids pursuant to Section 2539.1.(2) There is no fitting, selection, or adaptation of the instrument and no advice is given with respect to fitting, selection, or adaptation of the instrument and no advice is given with respect to the taking of an ear impression for an earmold by the seller.(3) The seller has received a statement which is signed by a physician and surgeon, audiologist, or a hearing aid dispenser, licensed by the State of California which verifies that Section 2539.6 has been complied with.(b) A copy of the statement referred to in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) shall be retained by the seller for the period provided for in Section 2539.10.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 309, Sec. 12. (AB 1535) Effective January 1, 2010.)