2014 Montana Code Annotated
Title 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 15. EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICERS AND AGENCIES
Part 17. Department of Labor and Industry
2-15-1740. Board of hearing aid dispensers.

2-15-1740. Board of hearing aid dispensers. (1) There is a board of hearing aid dispensers. (2) The board consists of five members appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate, including: (a) two members, each of whom has been a licensed hearing aid dispenser for at least 5 years, possesses a current audiologist license issued under Title 37, chapter 15, and has a master's level college degree; (b) two members, each of whom does not hold a master's level college degree in audiology but has been a licensed dispenser and fitter of hearing aids for at least 5 years before being appointed to the board; and (c) one public member who is either an otolaryngologist or a person who is not a licensed hearing aid dispenser or a licensed audiologist and who regularly uses a hearing aid because of a demonstrated hearing impairment. (3) Each member shall serve for 3-year terms. A member may not be reappointed within 1 year after the expiration of the member's second consecutive full term. (4) The board is allocated to the department for administrative purposes only as prescribed in 2-15-121.

History: (1) thru (3)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 204, L. 1969; Sec. 66-3004, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 82A-1602.12 by Sec. 293, Ch. 350, L. 1974; Sec. 82A-1602.12, R.C.M. 1947; (4)En. 82A-1602 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 250, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 285, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 57, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 58, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 84, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 99, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 354, Ch. 350, L. 1974; Sec. 82A-1602, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-1602(part), 82A-1602.12; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 244, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 247, L. 1981; MCA 1979, 2-15-1616; redes. 2-15-1850 by Sec. 4, Ch. 274, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 444, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 404, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 481, L. 1997; Sec. 2-15-1850, MCA 1999; redes. 2-15-1740 by Sec. 221(2), Ch. 483, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 109, L. 2009.