SECTION 310:265-5-1. License required

(a)   No person shall engage in the sale of or practice of fitting hearing aids or display a sign or in any other way advertise or represent himself as a person who practices the fitting and sale of hearing aids without first obtaining a license or permit in accordance with these rules from the Commissioner or his designated representative. The license shall be conspicuously posted in his/her office or place of business. Duplicate licenses shall be issued by the Commissioner to valid license holders operating more than one office, without additional payment.

(b)   Nothing in these regulations 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 aids at retail without a license, provided it employs only properly licensed persons in the direct sale and fitting of such products. Such corporations, partnerships, trust, associations or other like organizations shall make a list of all licensed hearing aid dealers and fitters directly or indirectly employed by them available to the Department upon request.

(c)   Nothing in these regulations shall permit a licensed hearing aid dealer or fitter to take facial measurements for eyeglasses or to fit, adjust, duplicate or adapt lenses or spectacle frames, except that a licensed hearing aid dealer or fitter may adapt or replace the temple or temples incorporating hearing aid components in eyeglass-type hearing aids.

[Source: Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1945, eff 6-25-07; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1522, eff 11-1-16]