RCW 18.35.175
Unlawful sales practices.
It is unlawful to fit or dispense a hearing instrument to a resident of this state if the attempted sale or purchase is offered or made by telephone or mail order and there is no face-to-face contact to test or otherwise determine the needs of the prospective purchaser. This section does not apply to the sale of hearing instruments by wholesalers to licensees under this chapter.
[ 2002 c 310 § 18; 1996 c 200 § 23; 1983 c 39 § 21.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2002 c 310: See note following RCW 18.35.010.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 18 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 18.35 - Hearing and Speech Services.
18.35.005 - Regulation of health care professions—Criteria.
18.35.020 - Hearing instruments—Dispensing—License, certificate, permit required.
18.35.030 - Receipt required—Contents.
18.35.040 - Applicants—Generally.
18.35.050 - Examination—Required—When offered—Review.
18.35.060 - Interim permit—Issuance.
18.35.070 - Examination—Contents—Tests.
18.35.080 - License—Generally.
18.35.085 - Credentialing by endorsement.
18.35.095 - Licensure or certification—Inactive status.
18.35.100 - Place of business.
18.35.110 - Disciplinary action—Grounds.
18.35.120 - Disciplinary action—Additional grounds.
18.35.140 - Powers and duties of department.
18.35.161 - Board—Powers and duties.
18.35.162 - Unprofessional conduct.
18.35.172 - Application of uniform disciplinary act.
18.35.175 - Unlawful sales practices.
18.35.180 - Application of Consumer Protection Act and False Advertising Act.
18.35.185 - Rescission of transaction—Requirements—Notice.
18.35.190 - Valid license prerequisite to suits.
18.35.200 - Other laws unaffected.
18.35.205 - Chapter exclusive.
18.35.220 - Violations—Cease and desist orders—Notice—Injunctions.
18.35.230 - Violations—Registered agent—Service.
18.35.240 - Violations—Surety bond or security in lieu of surety bonds.
18.35.250 - Violations—Remedies—Actions on bond or security.
18.35.260 - Misrepresentation of credentials.
18.35.270 - Assistant ratios—Data collection.
18.35.280 - Delegation to assistive personnel—Supervisor duties.
18.35.290 - Delegation to assistive personnel—Assistant duties.
18.35.300 - No requirement to contract with speech-language pathology assistant.
18.35.310 - Hearing instruments—Notice—Rules.
18.35.903 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.