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AL Code § 34-13-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 13 - Funeral Services.|Article 2 - Board of Funeral Service.|Section 34-13-31 - Appeal From Decision of Board.

Section 34-13-31Appeal from decision of board. (a) Whenever, by decision, final order, or other final determination upon any public hearing provided for by this chapter, a party to such hearing shall feel aggrieved, an appeal may be taken to the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama.  (b) On taking and perfecting an appeal to the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, the court shall proceed as in other cases. (c) All appeals shall be taken within 30 days from the date of the order entered of the board which is the basis of the appeal and shall be granted as a matter of right and be deemed perfected by filing with the board a bond for security of costs of the appeal. Upon filing of a verified petition and hearing thereon, the court, in its discretion, may stay the order appealed from pending final judicial review. No new or additional evidence may be introduced in the circuit court except as to fraud or misconduct of some person engaged in the administration of this chapter and affecting the order, rule, or ruling appealed from. The court shall otherwise hear the case upon the record as certified to the court by the executive director of the board and shall set aside the order, rule, or action appealed from if the court finds that the board erred to the prejudice of the appellant's substantial rights in its application of the law; or, the order, decision, or award was procured by fraud or was based upon a finding of facts contrary to the substantial weight of the evidence, or that the order was arbitrary, capricious, or inconsistent with respect to any of the material issues involved; or that the board failed in its order to find sufficient facts as to each material issue involved to enable the court to determine the basis for the conclusion of the board. The court, instead of setting aside the order, shall remand the case to the board for further proceedings in conformity with the direction of the court. The court, in advance of judgment and upon a sufficient showing, may remand the cause to the board for the purpose of taking additional testimony or other proceedings. (d) An appeal may be taken from the judgment decree or any appealable order of the circuit court to the Supreme Court of this state. Appeals to the Supreme Court shall be taken, perfected, heard, and determined in the manner prescribed by law and the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure for taking, perfecting, hearing, and determining appeals to the Supreme Court. (Acts 1975, No. 214, p. 705, §32; Act 2014-125, p. 206, §1; Act 2017-433, §1.)
AL Code § 34-13-150 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 13 - Funeral Services.|Article 4 - Donor Eye Enucleation Licenses.|Section 34-13-150 - Issuance.

Section 34-13-150Issuance. Repealed by Act 2011-623, p. 1439, §2, effective October 1, 2011. (Acts 1976, No. 586, p. 798, §1.)
AL Code § 34-13-151 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 13 - Funeral Services.|Article 4 - Donor Eye Enucleation Licenses.|Section 34-13-151 - Promulgation of Standards, Procedures, Regulations, etc., by Board of Funeral Service.

Section 34-13-151Promulgation of standards, procedures, regulations, etc., by Board of Funeral Service. Repealed by Act 2011-623, p. 1439, §2, effective October 1, 2011. (Acts 1976, No. 586, p. 798, §§2, 4.)
AL Code § 34-13-152 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 13 - Funeral Services.|Article 4 - Donor Eye Enucleation Licenses.|Section 34-13-152 - Compliance by Licensee With Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.

Section 34-13-152Compliance by licensee with Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. Repealed by Act 2011-623, p. 1439, §2, effective October 1, 2011. (Acts 1976, No. 586, p. 798, §3.)
AL Code § 34-14-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-14-1 - Definitions.

Section 34-14-1Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) APPRENTICE. A person who has met the requirements of Section 34-14-7 and may engage in the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing instruments only under the direct supervision of a hearing aid dispenser or hearing aid specialist when designated by the sponsoring dispenser. (2) APPRENTICE PERMIT. A permit issued while the applicant is in training to become a licensed hearing aid specialist. (3) BOARD. The Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers. (4) DIRECT SUPERVISION. On site and close contact whereby a supervisor is able to respond quickly to the needs of the patient or client receiving care or the supervisee. (5) HEARING AID DISPENSER. Any trained person who has met all requirements of this chapter for licensure and who may engage in the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing instruments without the direct supervision of any person. (6) HEARING AID or HEARING INSTRUMENT. Any wearable instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing. (7) HEARING AID SPECIALIST. A trained, licensed person who may engage in the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing instruments under the indirect supervision of a hearing aid dispenser. (8) INDIRECT SUPERVISION. Frequent and close contact whereby a supervisor is able to respond quickly to the needs of the patient or client receiving care or the supervisee. (9) LICENSE. A license issued by the board under this chapter to a hearing aid specialist or hearing aid dispenser. (10) PRACTICE OF FITTING AND DEALING IN HEARING INSTRUMENTS. The measurement of human hearing by means of an audiometer or by other means approved by the board solely for the purpose of making selections, adaptations, or sale of hearing instruments. The term also includes the making of impressions for earmolds. A licensee or permit holder, at the request of a physician or a member of related professions, may make audiograms for the professional's use in consultation with the hard-of-hearing. (11) SELL or SALE. Any transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, bailment, or any other contract, excluding wholesale transactions with distributors or dealers. (12) TELEPRACTICE. The practice as provided by rule of the board pursuant to subdivision (10). (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §1; Acts 1991, No. 91-198, p. 365, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3; Act 2016-112, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-14-2 - Licenses or Permits - Required; Display; Duplicates; Corporations, Partnerships, Etc.

Section 34-14-2Licenses or permits - Required; display; duplicates; corporations, partnerships, etc. (a) No person shall engage in the sale of or practice of fitting hearing instruments or display a sign or in any other way advertise or represent himself or herself as a person who practices the fitting and sale of hearing instruments unless the person holds a license or permit issued by the board as provided in this chapter. The license or permit shall be conspicuously posted in his or her office or place of business. Duplicate licenses or permits may be issued by the board to valid license holders operating more than one office, upon additional payment determined by the board for each additional office. A license under this chapter shall confer upon the holder the right to select, fit, and sell hearing instruments. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other like organization maintaining an established business address from engaging in the business of selling or offering for sale hearing instruments at retail without a license; provided, that it employs only properly licensed or permitted natural persons and that it shall have at least one licensed Alabama dispenser on its staff to provide direct supervision of any licensed hearing aid specialists or apprentices employed in the direct sale and fitting of such products. Such corporations, partnerships, trusts, associations, or other like organizations shall file annually with the board a list of all licensed hearing aid dispensers, hearing aid specialists, and apprentices directly or indirectly employed by them. Such organizations shall also file with the board a statement on a form approved by the board that they submit themselves to the rules and regulations of the board and the applicable provisions of this chapter. (c) Nothing in this chapter shall apply to physicians licensed to practice medicine in this state or employees under the supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine, or to the professional corporation or professional association of such physicians. (d) Nothing in this chapter shall apply to speech pathologists or to audiologists licensed in this state. (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §2; Acts 1989, No. 89-268, p. 408, §3; Acts 1991, No. 91-198, p. 365, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3; Act 2016-112, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-14-3 - Licenses - Issuance; Reciprocity; Complaints; Fees.

Section 34-14-3Licenses - Issuance; reciprocity; complaints; fees. (a) The board shall register each applicant without discrimination who pays an examination fee as prescribed by rule of the board and who satisfactorily passes an examination as provided in Section 34-14-4, and upon the applicant's payment of the application fee, shall issue to the applicant a license signed by the board. The license shall be effective until January 30 of the year following the year in which issued. (b) An applicant who fulfills the requirements regarding age, character, education, and health, as set forth in subsection (a) of Section 34-14-4, and who shall provide proof of having met all state qualifying examination requirements and requirements of certification as a national board certified hearing aid specialist shall be issued a dispenser's license. (c) An applicant for licensure by reciprocity shall submit to the board, in form and content satisfactory to the board, written proof of all of the following: (1) That the applicant is currently licensed as a hearing aid specialist, hearing aid dispenser, or hearing aid dealer under the laws of another state or the District of Columbia. (2) That the requirements for the license are equivalent to or greater than those required in this state. Minimum acceptable tests shall be approved by the board and shall be at or above the standards set by the National Institute of Hearing Instrument Studies examination. Scores from the licensing authority shall be mailed from that authority directly to the board and the test shall have been taken within the past 12 months. (3) That the licensee is in good standing and his or her license has not been suspended or revoked. (4) That verification of all licenses that have been issued are on file with the board. (5) That the state that issued the license has a current reciprocity agreement on file with the board. (d) An applicant who has a complaint pending against him or her in another state may not be granted an Alabama license until the complaint is resolved and resolution validated by the licensing agency of that state. (e) Any person making application for licensure under this section shall be required to pass the Alabama law written test and all areas of the practical examination. (f) The holder of a certificate of endorsement shall be registered in the same manner as a licensee. The fee for an initial certificate of endorsement shall be the same as the fee for an initial license. Fees, grounds for renewal, and procedures for the suspension and revocation of a certificate of endorsement shall be the same as the fees, grounds for renewal, and procedures for the suspension of a license. (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §6; Acts 1985, No. 85-337, §3; Acts 1991, No. 91-198, p. 365, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3; Act 2016-112, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-14-4 - Licenses - Examination of Applicants.

Section 34-14-4Licenses - Examination of applicants. (a) Applicants may obtain a license by successfully passing a qualifying examination; provided, that the applicant: (1) Is at least 19 years of age; (2) Is of good moral character; (3) Has an education equivalent to a four-year course in an accredited high school; (4) Is free of contagious or infectious disease; and  (5) Is a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government. (b) An applicant who meets the qualifications of subsection (a) as determined by the board who applies for license by examination shall appear at a time, place, and before such persons as the board may designate to be examined by means of written and practical tests in order to demonstrate that he or she is qualified to practice the fitting and sale of hearing instruments. (c) The board shall give examinations at least three times each year. (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §7; Acts 1989, No. 89-268, p. 408, §3; Acts 1991, No. 91-198, p. 365, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3; Act 2009-42, p. 142, §3; Act 2016-112, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-14-5 - Licenses - Standards and Scope of Examination.

Section 34-14-5Licenses - Standards and scope of examination. (a) The qualifying examination provided in Section 34-14-4 shall be designed to demonstrate the applicant's adequate technical qualifications by testing the applicant in three separate sections consisting of a written examination, a practical examination, and a state law examination. The board may revise standards for the qualifying examination, so long as the following minimum requirements are satisfied: (1) Written examination scores from states with existing reciprocity agreements with the board are considered valid for 12 months from the date of examination in the other state if the examination is determined by the board to be similar in content to the qualifying examination required for licensure in this state. (2) An applicant who fails one or more sections of the qualifying examination may retest failed sections for the qualifying examination in the following manner: a. An applicant who fails the written examination section shall retake the entire written examination section. b. An applicant who fails the Alabama law section shall retake the entire Alabama law section. c. An applicant who fails the practical examination section shall be retested in only those portions of the practical examination that he or she failed. d. An applicant who fails to successfully complete a retest pursuant to paragraphs a., b., or c., or any combination of these, may retake the entire three-section qualifying examination within one year from the initial test. (b) The three-section qualifying examination may not include questions requiring a medical or surgical education. The purpose of the examination, at a minimum, is to provide the opportunity for a person with a high school level education, or its equivalent, with appropriate study through the apprentice training program and training and supervision under the direction of a licensed dispenser, to enter the profession. (c) The practical examination section of the qualifying examination shall include all of the following areas: (1) Pretest procedure. (2) Pure tone air conduction and masking. (3) Pure tone bone conduction and masking. (4) Speech audiometry and masking. (5) Ear impressions. (6) Audiogram interpretation and fitting. (7) Troubleshooting hearing aids. (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §9; Acts 1989, No. 89-268, p. 408, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3; Act 2016-112, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-14-6 - Licenses - Renewal; Fees; Continuing Education.

Section 34-14-6Licenses - Renewal; fees; continuing education. (a) Each person who engages in the fitting and sale of hearing instruments shall annually, on or before January 30, pay to the board a fee as prescribed by rule of the board for renewal of his or her license and shall keep such certificate conspicuously posted in his or her office or place of business at all times. Where more than one office is operated by the licensee, duplicate certificates shall be issued by the board for posting in each location upon payment of the fee prescribed by rule of the board. A license may be reinstated and renewed within two years. The board may renew such expired certificates upon payment of a reinstatement fee as prescribed by the board, in addition to the license renewal fee, to the board. No person who applies for renewal, whose license has expired, shall be required to submit to any examination as a condition to renewal; provided, that such renewal application is made within two years from the date of such expiration. (b) All fees collected by the board shall be set by rule of the board. For calendar year 2016, no single fee shall exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250). For any calendar year thereafter, no single fee may be increased by more than 20 percent per year. (c) The board shall maintain a program of continuing education for its licensees. No licensee shall have his or her active license renewed unless, in addition to any other requirements of this chapter, the minimum continuing annual education requirements are met. (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §11; Acts 1985, No. 85-337, p. 274, §3; Acts 1989, No. 89-268, p. 408, §3; Acts 1991, No. 91-198, p. 365, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3; Act 2016-112, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-14-7 - Apprentice Permit; Hearing Aid Specialist License; Supervision and Training.

Section 34-14-7Apprentice permit; hearing aid specialist license; supervision and training. (a) An applicant who fulfills the requirements regarding age, character, education, and health, as set forth in subsection (a) of Section 34-14-4, may obtain an apprentice permit upon application to the board and payment of any required application and permit fees as prescribed by rule of the board. (b) Upon receiving an application as provided under this section and accompanied by the required fees, the board shall issue an apprentice permit which shall entitle the applicant to engage in the fitting and sale of hearing instruments for a period of one year under the direct supervision of a person holding a valid Alabama dispenser license or hearing aid specialist license, when designated by the sponsor, provided the apprentice has successfully completed the International Institute for Hearing Instrument Studies distance learning program. A sponsoring dispenser is responsible for the actions and training of the apprentice. An apprentice permit may be renewed for an additional year, upon terms and conditions established by the board. An applicant may not be issued a second permit within a five-year period following the expiration date of the initial permit. (c) An apprentice or applicant who successfully completes the hearing aid specialist examination may obtain a hearing aid specialist license upon application to the board, and payment of the required fees, which shall entitle the applicant to engage in the sale or fitting of hearing instruments until January 30th of the following year under the direct supervision of a person holding a current Alabama hearing aid dispenser's license. The licensed dispenser shall be totally responsible for the supervision of all activities of the hearing aid specialist pertaining to the sale and fitting of hearing instruments. (d) The dispenser who is responsible for the supervision and training of an apprentice shall not have more than four apprentices under his or her supervision at any time. There shall be no limitations on the number of hearing aid specialists a dispenser may have under his or her supervision at any given time. (e) The dispenser responsible for the supervision and training of any apprentice or hearing aid specialist shall be subject to administrative actions with respect to licensure and to civil liability for all actions of an apprentice or hearing aid specialist under his or her supervision when the apprentice or hearing aid specialist engages in unethical, prohibited, fraudulent, deceptive, and misleading conduct involving the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments. (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §8; Acts 1982, No. 82-146, p. 173, §4; Acts 1985, No. 85-337, p. 274, §3; Acts 1989, No. 89-268, p. 408, §3; Acts 1991, No. 91-198, p. 365, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3; Act 2001-250, p. 301, §3; Act 2016-112, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-14-8 - Business Addresses; Notices; Replacement Certificates.

Section 34-14-8Business addresses; notices; replacement certificates. (a) A person who holds a license shall notify the board in writing of the regular address of the place or places where he or she engages or intends to engage in the fitting or the sale of hearing instruments. (b) The board shall keep a record of the place of business of licensees. (c) Any notice required to be given by the board to a person who holds a license shall be mailed to him or her at the address of the last place of business of which he or she has notified the board. (d) Any change of address, place of business, or sponsor shall be submitted to the board within 30 days after the change. Replacement certificates shall be issued by the board upon the payment of the required fee. (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §10; Acts 1991, No. 91-198, p. 365, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3; Act 2016-112, §1.)