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...(A) Whoever violates section 4741.18, 4741.19, 4741.22, or 4741.23 or division (A) of section 4741.20 or division (B) or (D) of section 4741.21 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree; for each subsequent offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (B) Whoever violates division (B) of section 4741.28 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than two thousand dol...

...g of human hearing by means of an audiometer or by any other means for the purpose of selecting, adapting, and selling a hearing aid to any person, and includes the making of impressions for earmolds. (C) "Hearing aid dealer" and "hearing aid fitter" mean any person engaged in the practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids. (D) "Trainee" means any person training to become a licensed hearing aid dealer or fi...

... or after July 1, 1970, engage in the sale, practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids, advertise or assume such practice, or engage in training to become a licensed hearing aid dealer or fitter without first being licensed as provided in this chapter.

... chapter into the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund created in section 4743.05 of the Revised Code; (6) Establish a list of disqualifying offenses for licensure as a hearing aid dealer or fitter, or for a hearing aid dealer or fitter trainee permit, pursuant to sections 9.79, 4747.05, 4747.10, 4747.12, and 4776.10 of the Revised Code. (B) The board shall adopt reasonab...

...ixty days of receipt of a properly completed application and payment of an application fee set by the board in rules adopted under section 4747.04 of the Revised Code, a hearing aid dealer's or fitter's license if the applicant: (a) In the case of an individual, the individual is at least eighteen years of age, is free of contagious or infectious disease, and has successfully passed a qualifying examination specifi...

...o an applicant for an initial license unless the applicant complies with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code.

...of a renewal application, proof of completion of the continuing education required by division (B) of this section, payment of a renewal fee, and, if applicable, a late fee established by the board in rules adopted under section 4747.04 of the Revised Code, a renewed hearing aid dealer's or fitter's license. No person who applies for renewal of a hearing aid dealer's or fitter's license that has expired shall be re...

...'s office or place of business at all times. Each person who maintains more than one office or place of business shall post a duplicate copy of the license at each location. The state speech and hearing professionals board shall issue duplicate copies of a license upon request by the license holder and receipt of any fee established by the board in rules adopted under section 4747.04 of the Revised Code.

...ucation is required for successful completion. It shall consist of written and practical portions which shall include, but not be limited to, the following areas: (A) Basic physics of sound; (B) The anatomy and physiology of the human ear; (C) The function and purpose of hearing aids; (D) Pure tone audiometry, including air conduction and bone conduction testing; (E) Live voice or recorded voice speech audiomet...

...xteen years of age or less, ascertain whether such child has been examined by an otolaryngologist prior to being fitted for a hearing aid. If the licensee determines that such examination has not taken place, the licensee shall recommend to the person legally responsible for the custody of such child that such examination take place and shall so state on a waiver to be specified by the board.

...b) Is the holder of a diploma from an accredited high school or a certificate of high school equivalence issued under section 3301.80 of the Revised Code; (c) Is free of contagious or infectious disease. (2) The board shall issue a hearing aid dealer's and fitter's trainee permit in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (a) The applicant holds a...

...Each person who holds a hearing aid dealer's or fitter's license or trainee permit shall notify the state speech and hearing professionals board in writing of the place or places where the person engages or intends to engage in the practice of dealing in and fitting of hearing aids, and shall notify the board in writing of any change in such address or addresses in accordance with rules the board adopts under sectio...

...y the board to be guilty of gross incompetence or negligence in the fitting or sale of hearing aids; (12) Permitted another person to use the licensee's license; (13) Violate the code of ethical practice adopted under section 4744.50 of the Revised Code; (14) Made or filed a false report or record in the sale or dispensing of a hearing aid; (15) Aided or abetted the unlicensed sale, fitting, or dispensing of ...

...ting of hearing aids, advertises or assumes such practice, or engages in training to become a licensed hearing aid dealer or fitter without first being licensed, for an order enjoining any such acts or practices. The court may grant such injunctive relief upon a showing that the respondent named in the petition is engaging in such acts or practices without being licensed under this chapter.

...ffer to sell or barter a hearing aid dealers or fitters license or trainee permit issued by the state speech and hearing professionals board pursuant to sections 4747.05, 4747.06, and 4747.10 of the Revised Code; (B) Purchase or procure or attempt to purchase or procure a hearing aid dealers or fitters license or trainee permit with intent to use such license or permit as evidence of the holder's qualification to en...

...ring human hearing for the purpose of selection of hearing aids provided that such selection does not result in an actual sale of a hearing aid by such person; (B) Any practicing physician who is licensed by the Ohio state medical board; (C) Any audiologist who is licensed pursuant to Chapter 4753. of the Revised Code.

....50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter.

...The state speech and hearing professionals board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.

...oned not less than ten nor more than ninety days, or both.

...onal therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board consisting of sixteen residents of this state, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The board shall be composed of a physical therapy section, an occupational therapy section, and an athletic trainers section. (1) Four members of the board shall be physical therapists who are licensed to practice physical thera...

...part of the information that contains names or other identifying information about patients, complainants, or others whose confidentiality was protected by the board when the information was in the board's possession. Measures to ensure confidentiality that may be taken by the court or agency include sealing its records or redacting specific information from its records. (F) The appropriate section shall conduct he...

...eposited into the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund.

...ction of the board. The fee shall be collected by the appropriate section.

...chool, workplace, community, and other settings. The practice of occupational therapy includes all of the following: (1) Methods or strategies selected to direct the process of interventions, including, but not limited to, establishment, remediation, or restoration of a skill or ability that has not yet developed or is impaired and compensation, modification, or adaptation of activity or environment to enhance perf...

...rwise assume, use, or advertise, any title, initials, or description tending to convey the impression that the person is an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant. No partnership, association, or corporation shall advertise or otherwise offer to provide or convey the impression that it is providing occupational therapy unless an individual holding a current license under sections 4755.04 to 4755....