Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13 § 94

Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 13:94 - Board of registration of hearing instrument specialists; duties

The board shall establish the requirements for registration, establish standards of professional and ethical conduct, authorize and conduct appropriate examinations to determine the qualifications of applicants, grant registrations and licenses to qualified applicants, establish minimum procedures for reviewing and investigating complaints, investigate complaints and set and administer penalties as defined in section 200 of chapter 112 for fraudulent, deceptive, professionally incompetent and unsafe practices in hearing aid dispensing and for violations of the rules and regulations as promulgated by the board.

The board shall adopt such rules and regulations covering the details of the process of complaint investigation in conjunction with the commissioner of public health, a systematic procedure for managing complaints, hearings, appeals and penalties, the process of registration, standards of practice of hearing aid dispensing, oversight and review and other such regulations as it may deem necessary in the performance of its duties.

The board shall annually compile a list of names and addresses of individuals licensed as hearing instrument specialists and apprentices in the commonwealth which shall be held by the board and made available to members of the public upon request.

The board shall administer and enforce the provisions of sections 196 to 200, inclusive, of said chapter 112.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, § 94

Amended by Acts 2021 , c. 39, § 18, eff. upon execution of a transfer agreement between the division of occupational licensure and department of public health or 18 months after the effective date of this act (5/3/2023), whichever occurs first.