Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 18 Businesses And Professions - Chapter 18.35 Hearing And Speech Services

18.35.005 Regulation of health care professions -- Criteria
See chapter 18.120 RCW. ...

18.35.008 Intent
It is the intent of this chapter to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; to protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unethical, ...

18.35.010 Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Assistive listening device or system" means an amplification system that is specifically designed to ...

18.35.020 Hearing instruments -- Dispensing -- License, certificate, permit required
(1) No person shall engage in the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments or imply or represent that he or she is engaged in the ...

18.35.030 Receipt required -- Contents
Any person who engages in fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments shall provide to each person who enters into an agreement to purchase a hearing ...

18.35.040 Applicants -- Generally
(1) An applicant for licensure as a hearing instrument fitter/dispenser must have the following minimum qualifications and shall pay a fee determined by the secretary ...

18.35.050 Examination -- Required -- When offered -- Review
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter an applicant for license shall appear at a time and place and before such persons as the department ...

18.35.060 Interim permit -- Issuance
The department, upon approval by the board, shall issue an interim permit authorizing an applicant for speech-language pathologist licensure or audiologist licensure who, except for ...

18.35.070 Examination -- Contents -- Tests
The hearing instrument fitter/dispenser written or practical examination, or both, provided in RCW 18.35.050 shall consist of: (1) Tests of knowledge in the following areas ...

18.35.080 License -- Generally
(1) The department shall license each qualified applicant who satisfactorily completes the required examinations for his or her profession and complies with administrative procedures and ...

18.35.085 Credentialing by endorsement
An applicant holding a credential in another state, territory, or the District of Columbia may be credentialed to practice in this state without examination if ...

18.35.090 Compliance with administrative procedures, requirements -- Display of license -- Continuing education, competency standards
Each person who engages in practice under this chapter shall comply with administrative procedures and administrative requirements established under RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 and shall ...

18.35.095 Licensees -- Inactive status
(1) A hearing instrument fitter/dispenser licensed under this chapter and not actively practicing may be placed on inactive status by the department at the written ...

18.35.100 Place of business
(1) Every hearing instrument fitter/dispenser, audiologist, speech-language pathologist, or interim permit holder, who is regulated under this chapter, shall notify the department in writing of ...

18.35.105 Records -- Contents
Each licensee and interim permit holder under this chapter shall keep records of all services rendered for a minimum of three years. These records shall ...

18.35.110 Disciplinary action -- Grounds
In addition to causes specified under RCW 18.130.170 and 18.130.180, any person licensed or holding an interim permit under this chapter may be subject to ...

18.35.120 Disciplinary action -- Additional grounds
A licensee or interim permit holder under this chapter may also be subject to disciplinary action if the licensee or interim permit holder: (1) Is ...

18.35.140 Powers and duties of department
The powers and duties of the department, in addition to the powers and duties provided under other sections of this chapter, are as follows: (1) ...

18.35.150 Board of hearing and speech -- Created -- Membership -- Qualifications--Terms -- Vacancies -- Meetings -- Compensation--Travel expenses
(1) There is created hereby the board of hearing and speech to govern the three separate professions: Hearing instrument fitting/dispensing, audiology, and speech-language pathology. The ...

18.35.161 Board -- Powers and duties
The board shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To establish by rule such minimum standards and procedures in the fitting and dispensing of ...

18.35.162 Unprofessional conduct
Violation of the standards adopted by rule under RCW 18.35.161 is unprofessional conduct under this chapter and chapter 18.130 RCW.[1996 c 200 § 21.] ...

18.35.172 Application of uniform disciplinary act
The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses and interim permits, and the discipline of licensees and ...

18.35.175 Unlawful sales practices
It is unlawful to fit or dispense a hearing instrument to a resident of this state if the attempted sale or purchase is offered or ...

18.35.180 Application of Consumer Protection Act and False Advertising Act
Acts and practices in the course of trade in the promoting, advertising, selling, fitting, and dispensing of hearing instruments shall be subject to the provisions ...

18.35.185 Rescission of transaction -- Requirements -- Notice
(1) In addition to any other rights and remedies a purchaser may have, the purchaser of a hearing instrument shall have the right to rescind ...

18.35.190 Valid license prerequisite to suits
In addition to remedies otherwise provided by law, in any action brought by or on behalf of a person required to be licensed or to ...

18.35.195 Exemptions
(1) This chapter shall not apply to military or federal government employees. (2) This chapter does not prohibit or regulate: (a) Fitting or dispensing by ...

18.35.200 Other laws unaffected
The provisions of this chapter shall not exclude the application of any other law to persons or circumstances covered under this chapter.[1973 1st ex.s. c ...

18.35.205 Chapter exclusive
The legislature finds that the public health, safety, and welfare would best be protected by uniform regulation of hearing instrument fitter/dispensers, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and ...

18.35.220 Violations -- Cease and desist orders -- Notice -- Injunctions
(1) If the board determines following notice and hearing, or following notice if no hearing was timely requested, that a person has: (a) Violated any ...

18.35.230 Violations -- Registered agent -- Service
(1) Each licensee or interim permit holder shall name a registered agent to accept service of process for any violation of this chapter or rule ...

18.35.240 Violations -- Surety bond or security in lieu of surety bonds
(1) Every individual engaged in the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments shall be covered by a surety bond of ten thousand dollars or more, ...

18.35.250 Violations -- Remedies -- Actions on bond or security
(1) In addition to any other legal remedies, an action may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction upon the bond, cash deposit, or ...

18.35.260 Misrepresentation of credentials
(1) A person who is not a licensed hearing instrument fitter/dispenser may not represent himself or herself as being so licensed and may not use ...

18.35.270 Assistant ratios -- Data collection
Recognizing the trend in utilization of speech-language pathologist assistants and audiologist assistants across practice settings, the board of hearing and speech shall, on an ongoing ...

18.35.900 Severability -- 1973 1st ex.s. c 106
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

18.35.901 Severability -- 1983 c 39
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

18.35.902 Severability -- 1996 c 200
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...