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WI Stat § 458.43 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 458 - Real estate appraisers board.|458.43 - Department review of decisions concerning appraisers.

458.43  Department review of decisions concerning appraisers. (1) Except within the first 60 days after a licensed appraisal management company adds an independent appraiser to the licensed appraisal management company's appraiser panel, a licensed appraisal management company may not remove an independent appraiser from its appraiser panel unless the licensed appraisal management company does the following:(a) If the independent appraiser is not being removed under par. (b), notifies the independent appraiser in writing of the reasons the independent appraiser is being removed from the appraiser panel.(b) If the independent appraiser is being removed from the appraiser panel for conduct alleged to be any of the following, notifies the independent appraiser of the alleged conduct and provides the independent appraiser with an opportunity to respond before removal:1. A violation of this subchapter or rules promulgated under this subchapter, other state or federal law, or the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice described under s. 458.24.2. Other good cause. (2) (a) An independent appraiser who is removed from an appraiser panel under sub. (1) (b) may petition the department for review of that removal decision. The department's review of a removal decision under this paragraph is limited to determining whether the licensed appraisal management company has complied with sub. (1) and whether the independent appraiser engaged in conduct described in sub. (1) (b) 1. or 2.(b) If an independent appraiser petitions the department for review under par. (a), the department shall complete its review within 180 days after the department receives the petition.(c) If, after opportunity for hearing, the department determines that a licensed appraisal management company did not comply with sub. (1) or that an independent appraiser did not engage in the conduct described in the notice under sub. (1) (b) 1. or 2., the department shall order the licensed appraisal management company to reinstate the independent appraiser on the appraiser panel. The licensed appraisal management company may not refuse to assign appraisal services to the appraiser or otherwise penalize or retaliate against the appraiser.History:  2017 a. 113.
WI Stat § 458.45 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 458 - Real estate appraisers board.|458.45 - Penalties.

458.45  Penalties. Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter may be fined not more than $10,000.History:  2017 a. 113.
WI Stat § 458.46 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 458 - Real estate appraisers board.|458.46 - Rules.

458.46  Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subchapter, including, to the extent the department, in consultation with the board, deems necessary, rules establishing standards of professional conduct for licensed appraisal management companies exempt from licensure under s. 458.34 (2).History:  2017 a. 113.
WI Stat § 458.48 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 458 - Real estate appraisers board.|458.48 - Nonapplicability.

458.48  Nonapplicability. Notwithstanding ss. 458.32 to 458.46, ss. 458.32 to 458.46 do not apply if federal law is amended or repealed so as to allow appraisal management companies that are not federally regulated appraisal management companies to perform services related to a federally related transaction without being required to register with and be subject to supervision by a state appraiser certifying and licensing agency as required under 12 USC 3353.History:  2017 a. 113.
WI Stat § 459.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.01 - Definitions.

459.01  Definitions. As used in this subchapter, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1d) “Deceptive advertising" means creating, using, or promoting the use of any advertising material, promotional literature, testimonial, guarantee, warranty, label, brand, insignia, or other representation, however disseminated or published, which is misleading, false, or untruthful. (1m) “Examining board" means the hearing and speech examining board. (2) “Hearing aid" means any wearable instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing and any parts, attachments or accessories of such an instrument or device, except batteries and cords. (3) “Hearing instrument specialist" means any person who is or is required to be licensed under s. 459.05 to engage in the practice of dealing in or fitting hearing aids. (4) “License" means a license issued by the department under s. 459.05, to hearing instrument specialists. (5) “Practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids" means the measurement of human hearing by means of an audiometer or by any other means accepted by the examining board solely for the purpose of making selections, adaptations or sales of hearing aids intended to compensate for impaired hearing. This term also includes making impressions for ear molds. (6) “Sell" or “sale" means a transfer for a consideration of title or of the right to use. (7) “Trainee permit" means a temporary permit issued while the applicant is in training to become a licensed hearing instrument specialist.History:  1983 a. 189; 1989 a. 316; 1995 a. 170; 2009 a. 356.
WI Stat § 459.02 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.02 - License required to sell and fit hearing aids.

459.02  License required to sell and fit hearing aids. (1) No person may engage in the practice of selling or fitting hearing aids or display a sign or in any other way advertise or represent himself or herself as a person who practices the fitting or sale of hearing aids unless he or she holds a valid license issued under this subchapter or a valid license or permit to practice audiology issued under subch. II. The license required by s. 459.05 shall be conspicuously posted in his or her office or place of business as registered with the department at all times. Duplicate licenses shall be issued by the department under this subchapter to valid license holders operating more than one office without additional payment. (2) Nothing in this subchapter or subch. II shall prohibit any corporation or mercantile establishment which maintains an established business address from engaging in the business of selling or offering for sale hearing aids at retail without a license, provided that for the purpose of selling and fitting hearing aids it employs persons licensed under this subchapter or persons issued licenses or permits to practice audiology under subch. II.History:  1979 c. 162; 1989 a. 316; 1997 a. 49; 2009 a. 356.
WI Stat § 459.03 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.03 - Receipt required to be furnished to a person supplied with hearing aid.

459.03  Receipt required to be furnished to a person supplied with hearing aid. (1) A hearing instrument specialist who engages in the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids shall deliver to each person supplied with a hearing aid a receipt. The receipt shall contain the signature and show the business address and license title and number of the hearing instrument specialist, together with specifications as to the make and model of the hearing aid furnished and full terms of sale clearly stated. If a hearing aid which is not new is sold, the receipt and the container thereof must be clearly marked as “used" or “reconditioned" whichever is applicable. (2) The receipt shall contain all of the following information, that shall be set out in not less than 8-point type: (a) The terms of the guarantee, if there is any given; and(b) A statement that the purchaser has been advised by the hearing instrument specialist that any examination or representation made by the hearing instrument specialist in connection with the fitting and selling of this hearing aid is not an examination, diagnosis, or prescription by a person licensed to practice medicine in this state and therefore must not be regarded as medical opinion or advice.History:  1989 a. 316; 1991 a. 32; 1997 a. 49; 2003 a. 270; 2009 a. 356.
WI Stat § 459.035 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.035 - Medical exam before being fitted.

459.035  Medical exam before being fitted. A hearing aid shall not be fitted for or sold to a person 17 years of age or younger unless within 90 days prior to the fitting the person to be fitted has been examined by a physician to determine whether or not he or she has any physical deficiencies that would prohibit the effective use of a hearing aid. History:  1979 c. 162 s. 38 (4); 2003 a. 270.
WI Stat § 459.04 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.04 - Seller's guarantee.

459.04  Seller's guarantee. The seller of a hearing aid shall give to the purchaser a personal guarantee that is at least identical in its terms to the guarantee of the manufacturer of the hearing aid.
WI Stat § 459.05 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.05 - Issuance of license.

459.05  Issuance of license. (1) The department shall issue to each applicant who passes an examination under s. 459.06 and pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) a license. (1m) Whenever the examining board determines that another state or jurisdiction has requirements equivalent to or higher than those in effect in the state for the practice of fitting and selling hearing aids, and that such state or jurisdiction has a program equivalent to or stricter than the program for determining whether applicants in this state are qualified to fit and sell hearing aids, the department may issue a license by reciprocity to applicants who hold valid licenses to deal in or fit hearing aids in such other state or jurisdiction, who pay the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2) and who are otherwise qualified for licensure. No applicant for a license by reciprocity under this subsection shall be required to submit to or undergo a qualifying examination, if the applicant personally appears at the next meeting of the examining board after filing the application to answer any questions the examining board has. History:  1975 c. 224; 1977 c. 29, 418; 1979 c. 162 s. 38 (4); 1991 a. 39; 2003 a. 270.
WI Stat § 459.06 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.06 - License by examination.

459.06  License by examination. (1) Applicants may obtain a license by successfully passing a qualifying examination, provided the applicant is 18 years of age or older, does not have an arrest or conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, and has an education equivalent to a 4-year course in an accredited high school. (2) The examination shall include but not be limited to:(a) Tests of knowledge in the following areas as they pertain to the fitting of hearing aids:1. Basic physics of sound.2. The anatomy and physiology of the ear.3. The function of hearing aids.(b) Practical tests of proficiency in the following techniques as they pertain to the fitting of hearing aids:1. Pure tone audiometry, including air conduction testing and bone conduction testing.2. Live voice or recorded voice speech audiometry including speech reception threshold testing and most comfortable loudness measurements and measurements of tolerance thresholds.3. Masking when indicated.4. Recording and evaluation of audiograms and speech audiometry to determine proper selection and adaption of a hearing aid.5. Taking ear mold impressions. (3) The applicant for license by examination shall appear at a time and place as the examining board designates, to be examined by means of written and practical tests in order to demonstrate that he or she is qualified to practice the fitting of hearing aids. Such examinations shall be conducted at least twice a year and at such other times and places designated by the examining board. (4) Applications for examinations shall be submitted to the examining board at least 30 days before the date set for the examination and shall be accompanied by the examination fee specified under s. 440.05 (1).History:  1975 c. 224; 1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 162 s. 38 (4); 1981 c. 380; 1981 c. 391 s. 211; 1983 a. 229.
WI Stat § 459.07 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.07 - Temporary trainee permit.

459.07  Temporary trainee permit. (1) An applicant who fulfills the requirements regarding age, character and high school education as set forth in s. 459.06, may obtain a trainee permit upon application to the examining board. The name of the licensee who is supervising the trainee shall appear on the face of the permit. (2) Upon receiving an application under this section, accompanied by the fee under s. 440.05 (6), the examining board may grant a trainee permit which may entitle the applicant to practice fitting of hearing aids for a period of one year. A person holding a valid hearing instrument specialist license issued under this subchapter or a valid license to practice audiology issued under s. 459.24 (3) shall be responsible for the direct supervision and training of the applicant and shall be liable for all negligent acts and omissions of the trainee in the fitting of hearing aids.  (3) A trainee permit may be renewed or regranted once if the trainee shows that he or she had sufficient cause for being unable to complete the requirements for permanent licensure. (4) The examining board shall encourage the establishment of educational courses for the training of all persons wishing to become licensed hearing instrument specialists.History:  1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 162 s. 38 (4); 1995 a. 170; 2003 a. 270.
WI Stat § 459.08 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.08 - Notice to department of place of practice; notice to holders of license; how given.

459.08  Notice to department of place of practice; notice to holders of license; how given. (1) A person who holds a license shall notify the department in writing or in accordance with other notification procedures approved by the department of the regular address of the places where he or she engages or intends to engage in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids. The licensee shall inform the board of any changes in these addresses within 30 days of the change. (2) The department shall keep a record of the places of practice of persons who hold licenses. (3) Any notice required to be given by the department to a person who holds a license shall be mailed to the person by registered or certified mail at the address of the last place of practice of which he or she has notified the department.History:  1979 c. 162 ss. 37, 38 (4); 1983 a. 289; 1997 a. 27.
WI Stat § 459.085 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.085 - Calibration of audiometric equipment.

459.085  Calibration of audiometric equipment. Audiometric equipment used in the evaluation of hearing sensitivity for the fitting and sale of hearing aids shall be calibrated periodically, as specified by rule by the examining board. History:  1995 a. 170; 2003 a. 270; 2009 a. 356.
WI Stat § 459.09 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.09 - Renewal and posting of license.

459.09  Renewal and posting of license. (1) Each person issued a license under this subchapter shall, on or before the applicable renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), do all of the following:(a) Pay to the department the applicable renewal fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).(b) Submit with the renewal application proof that he or she completed, within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of his or her application, 20 hours of continuing education programs or courses of study approved or required under rules promulgated under s. 459.095. This paragraph does not apply to an applicant for renewal of a license that expires on the first renewal date after the date on which the examining board initially granted the license. (2) A licensee shall keep a license issued under this subchapter 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 licenses shall be issued by the department for posting in each location. History:  1977 c. 29; 1991 a. 39; 1997 a. 49; 1999 a. 9; 2003 a. 270; 2007 a. 20.
WI Stat § 459.095 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.095 - Continuing education.

459.095  Continuing education. The examining board shall do all of the following: (1) Promulgate rules establishing the criteria for approval of continuing education programs or courses of study required for renewal of a license under s. 459.09 and for approval of the sponsors and cosponsors of continuing education programs or courses of study. (2) Approve continuing education programs and courses of study in accordance with the criteria established under sub. (1). (3) In consultation with the department, promulgate rules that require each person issued a license under this subchapter to whom s. 459.09 (1) (b) applies to complete a specified continuing education program or course of study to ensure competence with respect to a matter related to the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids if the examining board has received a significant number of consumer complaints about the matter or if the examining board otherwise determines that there is a need for such a requirement. Rules promulgated under this subsection shall establish criteria for the examining board's approval of the continuing education program or course of study and of sponsors and cosponsors of the continuing education program or course of study. The rules shall also require the examining board to administer, prior to the continuing education program or course of study, an examination on the matter that is the subject of the continuing education program or course of study and to waive a requirement to complete the continuing education program or course of study if a person granted a license under this subchapter passes the examination. A person who takes an examination specified in this subsection shall pay the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) (b). History:  1997 a. 49; 2003 a. 270.
WI Stat § 459.105 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.105 - Injunction.

459.105  Injunction. If it appears upon complaint to the examining board by any person or is known to the examining board that any person is practicing as a hearing instrument specialist without a license or trainee permit, the examining board, the attorney general or the district attorney of the proper county may investigate and may, in addition to any other remedies, bring an action in the name and on behalf of this state against the person to enjoin the person from practice.History:  1983 a. 229; 1989 a. 316.
WI Stat § 459.11 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.11 - Testing equipment.

459.11  Testing equipment. The examining board may, in addition to any other powers granted, purchase and maintain or rent audiometric equipment and facilities necessary to carry out the examination of applicants for licenses.
WI Stat § 459.12 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.12 - Rules.

459.12  Rules. (1) The examining board may make rules not inconsistent with the laws of this state which are necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter. (2) The examining board shall promulgate rules establishing the frequency of the calibrations, the standards for the calibrations and the standards for the certifications required by s. 459.085. (3) The examining board shall by rule prescribe the number of trainees a licensee may supervise under s. 459.07.History:  1989 a. 316; 1995 a. 170; 2011 a. 146.
WI Stat § 459.13 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.13 - Penalty.

459.13  Penalty. Any person violating this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter shall forfeit not more than $500.History:  1989 a. 316.
WI Stat § 459.14 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.14 - Exemptions.

459.14  Exemptions. (1) This subchapter does not apply to a physician licensed by the medical examining board. (2) This subchapter does not apply to a person engaged in the practice of measuring human hearing for selecting hearing aids or any other purpose if the person or the organization employing such person does not sell hearing aids or hearing accessories.History:  1989 a. 316.
WI Stat § 459.20 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.|459.20 - Definitions.

459.20  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Audiologist" means an individual engaged in the practice of audiology. (2) “Audiology" means all of the following:(a) Applying principles, methods or procedures of prevention, identification, evaluation, consultation, intervention, instruction or research related to hearing, vestibular function, or any abnormal condition related to tinnitus, auditory sensitivity, acuity, function or processing, speech, language or other aberrant behavior resulting from hearing loss.(b) Engaging in the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids. (3) “Examining board" means the hearing and speech examining board. (3g) “Hearing aid" means any wearable or implantable instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing and any parts, attachments or accessories of such an instrument or device, except batteries and cords. (3m) “Licensee" means an individual licensed under this subchapter. (3p) “Practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids" means the measurement of human hearing by means of an audiometer or by any other means accepted by the examining board for the purpose of making selections, adaptations or sales of hearing aids intended to compensate for impaired hearing, and includes making impressions for ear molds. (3t) “Sell" or “sale" means a transfer for a consideration of title or of the right to use. (4) “Speech-language pathologist" means an individual engaged in the practice of speech-language pathology. (5) “Speech-language pathology" means applying principles, methods or procedures of prevention, identification, evaluation, consultation, intervention, instruction or research related to speech, language, cognition or swallowing or any abnormal condition involving speech, articulation, fluency, voice, verbal or written language, auditory comprehension, cognition or communication or oral, pharyngeal or laryngeal sensorimotor competencies.History:  1989 a. 316; 1997 a. 49.