Section 08.55.010. Qualifications for license.

   (a) The department shall issue a license to act as a hearing aid dealer to an individual who
        (1) is 18 years of age or older;
        (2) applies on a form provided by the department;
        (3) has a high school diploma or the equivalent;
        (4) has a business license issued under AS 43.70.020;
        (5) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the department that the individual has not engaged in conduct that is a ground for imposing disciplinary sanctions under AS 08.55.130;
        (6) submits with the application a statement disclosing whether the applicant
             (A) has, during the five-year period immediately preceding the date of the application been convicted of a felony, or had a final judgment entered against the applicant in a civil action, if the felony or civil action involved fraud, embezzlement, or misappropriation of property;
             (B) is subject to an injunctive order that is currently in effect from a pending proceeding or action brought by a public agency;
             (C) is a defendant in a pending criminal or civil action relating to fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of property, or the antitrust or trade regulation laws of the United States or a state;
             (D) has, during the five-year period immediately preceding the date of the application, been reorganized, had a debt adjustment, or has been adjudicated a bankrupt under bankruptcy proceedings due to insolvency or was a principal executive officer or general partner of a business that has been reorganized, had a debt adjustment, or has been adjudicated a bankrupt due to insolvency during the five-year period;
        (7) furnishes a description of each item in (6) of this subsection that the applicant disclosed as being applicable to the applicant.
   (b) An individual who is a physician or an audiologist may deal in hearing aids without being licensed under this chapter, but shall comply with AS 08.55.050, 08.55.070, 08.55.100, 08.55.110(a), 08.55.110(b)(3) and (c) - (h), and 08.55.130(7) - (13) when dealing in hearing aids.
   (c) If an individual licensed under this chapter has more than one place of business, the department shall, on request and payment of a fee, issue a duplicate license for each place of business of the individual.

Authorities

8.55.030; 8.55.200

Notes

Implemented As

12 AAC 02.130
12 AAC 12.020

References

12 AAC 12.020
AS 8.55.030 .030">Sec. 08.55.030. Bond required.
AS 8.55.200 .200">Sec. 08.55.200. Definitions.

History

(Sec. 8 ch 131 SLA 1986)