54-2927. UNLAWFUL PRACTICE — PENALTIES. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice audiology, speech-language pathology, sign language interpreting, or hearing aid dealing and fitting in this state, or to use in connection with his or her name or otherwise assume, use or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he or she is an audiologist, speech-language pathologist, sign language interpreter, or hearing aid dealer and fitter, unless such person has been appropriately licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to aid, abet or require another person, licensed or unlicensed, to directly or indirectly violate or evade any provision of this chapter, or to combine or conspire with another person, or permit one’s license to be used by another person, or to act as an agent, partner, associate or otherwise, of another person with the intent to violate or evade the provisions of this chapter.
(3) A violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor and any person convicted thereof shall be fined an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned in a county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or shall be punished by both such fine and imprisonment.
History:
[54-2927, added 2005, ch. 277, sec. 2, p. 866; am. 2011, ch. 76, sec. 2, p. 161; am. 2017, ch. 67, sec. 10, p. 164.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
Chapter 29 - SPEECH AND HEARING SERVICES PRACTICE ACT
Section 54-2901 - SHORT TITLE.
Section 54-2902 - DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Section 54-2903 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 54-2904 - LICENSE REQUIRED.
Section 54-2906 - DEALING AND FITTING OF HEARING AIDS.
Section 54-2908 - SPEECH, HEARING AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES LICENSURE BOARD.
Section 54-2909 - OFFICERS — QUORUM — MEETINGS — COMPENSATION.
Section 54-2910 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD.
Section 54-2911 - DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS — EXPENSES.
Section 54-2912 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE — AUDIOLOGIST.
Section 54-2913 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE — SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST.
Section 54-2914 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE — SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST AIDE.
Section 54-2915 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE — SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST ASSISTANT.
Section 54-2916 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE — HEARING AID DEALER AND FITTER.
Section 54-2916A - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE — SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER.
Section 54-2917 - DUAL LICENSURE.
Section 54-2918 - LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT AND EDUCATIONAL EQUIVALENCY.
Section 54-2919 - PROVISIONAL PERMIT.
Section 54-2920 - DENIAL OF APPLICATION.
Section 54-2921 - RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSES — PUBLIC DISPLAY — INACTIVE LICENSE.
Section 54-2922 - REPORTING OF NAME OR ADDRESS CHANGE.
Section 54-2923 - GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND DENIAL.
Section 54-2924 - INVESTIGATIONS AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS — PROCEDURES.
Section 54-2925 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS — PENALTIES.