(a) A temporary permit may be issued to a person who has submitted proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant has completed a four-year course at an approved high school or has an equivalent education as determined by the department, upon application on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, accompanied by a fee of sixty dollars. A temporary permit shall entitle the applicant to engage in the fitting or sale of hearing aids for a period of one year under the direct supervision and training of a person holding a valid hearing instruments dispenser's license or a license as an audiologist under sections 20-395a to 20-395g, inclusive, or while enrolled in a course of study approved by the department, except that a person who holds a temporary permit shall be excluded from making selections of hearing aids.
(b) If a person who holds a temporary permit under this section has not successfully passed the licensing examination within one year from the date of its issuance, the temporary permit may be renewed once upon a payment of a sixty-dollar fee for such renewal.
(1972, P.A. 295, S. 6; P.A. 77-473, S. 5; P.A. 80-484, S. 157, 176; P.A. 87-60, S. 2; P.A. 89-251, S. 144, 203; P.A. 99-111, S. 4; P.A. 09-232, S. 81; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 256.)
History: P.A. 77-473 substituted “fitting or sale” for “fitting and sale” in Subsec. (a); P.A. 80-484 deleted reference to advisory council's approval of study course and deleted requirements that holder of temporary permit be, or intend to become, a U.S. citizen and that he be of good moral character in Subsec. (a); P.A. 87-60 excluded a person holding a temporary permit from making selections of hearing aids; P.A. 89-251 increased the fees from $10 to $30; P.A. 99-111 amended Subsec. (a) to make gender neutral change, to replace reference of hearing aid dealers and fitters license with reference to hearing instrument dispenser's license and to allow supervision and training of temporary permit holders by licensed audiologists; P.A. 09-232 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing reference to Ch. 399 with reference to Secs. 20-395a to 20-395g; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fees from $30 to $60.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 398 - Hearing Instrument Specialists
Section 20-396. - Definitions.
Section 20-397. - Advisory Council on Hearing Aids.
Section 20-398. - License required; qualifications; examination; fees.
Section 20-399. - Licensure of out-of-state licensees.
Section 20-400. - Temporary permit.
Section 20-402a. - Thirty-day trial period. Buyer's right to cancel.
Section 20-403. - Consumer to be advised to seek medical care, when.
Section 20-404. - Disciplinary action; grounds.