Hawaii Revised Statutes 451a. Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters

• 451a-1 Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Department" means the department of commerce and consumer affairs. "Director" means the director of...
• 451a-2 License Required.
  It shall be unlawful for any person not licensed under this chapter to engage in the sale or practice of dealing and fitting of...
• 451a-3 Repealed.
  L 1997, c 88, §14.
• 451a-4 Repealed.
  L 1992, c 202, §206.
• 451a-5 Powers and Duties of the Director.
  In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the powers and duties of the director are to: (1) Adopt rules in...
• 451a-6 Examination.
  (a) Every applicant, except those who qualify for a license pursuant to section 451A-10, shall pass an examination to be eligible for licensure. The...
• 451a-7 Issuance of License.
  The director shall license each applicant who satisfactorily meets the experience requirements and who passes an examination as provided in section 451A-2. Upon the...
• 451a-8 Biennial Renewal of License; Fees; Effect of Failure to Renew.
  Each person who engages in the fitting and sale of hearing aids, on or before December 31 of each odd-numbered year, shall pay to...
• 451a-8.5 Repealed.
  L 1992, c 202, §207.
• 451a-9 Repealed.
  L 1997, c 88, §15.
• 451a-10 License by Endorsement.
  Whenever the director determines that another state or jurisdiction has a program with requirements equivalent to or higher than those in effect under this...
• 451a-11 Notice to Director.
  (a) Any person who holds a license shall notify the director in writing of the person's current mailing and residence address. It shall be...
• 451a-12 Receipt Required to Be Furnished to a Person Supplied With Hearing Aid.
  (a) Any person who practices the fitting and sale of hearing aids shall deliver to each purchaser a receipt containing the licensee's signature, the...
• 451a-13 Discipline; Grounds; Proceeding; Hearings.
  (a) In addition to any other actions authorized by law, the director may deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued under this chapter and...
• 451a-14 Prohibited Acts and Practices.
  No person shall: (1) Sell, barter, offer to sell, barter, or transfer or assign a license; (2) Purchase or procure by barter a license...
• 451a-14.1 Requirement of Authorization From Physician or Otorhinolaryngologist; Authorization Records.
  (a) No person engaged in the fitting and selling of hearing aids shall sell, barter, offer to sell or otherwise knowingly establish a commercial...
• 451a-15 and 451a-16 Repealed.
  L 1986, c 25, §§5, 6.
• 451a-17 Injunctive Relief.
  The director may apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person who has not been issued a license...
• 451a-18 Persons and Practices Not Affected.
  This chapter is not intended to: (1) Prohibit any person from engaging in the practice of measuring human hearing for the purpose of selection...
• 451a-19 Penalties.
  Any person who violates this chapter shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both. [L 1969,...
• 451a-20 Remedies or Penalties Cumulative.
  Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this chapter are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available...

Last modified: October 27, 2016