43-33-01. Definitions

43-33-01. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: 1. "Board" means the board of hearing aid specialists. 2. "Hearing aid" or "hearing instrument" means any wearable instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing and any parts, attachments, or accessories including earmold, but excluding batteries, cords, and earmold tubing. 3. "License" means a license issued under this chapter to a hearing aid specialist. 4. "Licensee" means a hearing aid specialist licensed under this chapter. 5. "Practice of fitting and dispensing hearing instruments" means the measurement of human hearing to determine hearing loss by means of an audiometer or by any means solely for the purpose of making selections, adaptations, repairs, or sale of hearing instruments. The term also includes the making of impressions for earmolds. A licensee, at the request of a physician or member of related professions, may make audiograms for the professional's use in consultation with the hard-of-hearing. 6. "Sell" or "sale" includes a transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, bailment, or any other contract. This excludes wholesale to distributors or dispensers. 7. "Trainee permit" means a temporary permit issued while an applicant is in training to become a licensee.