License required for hearing aid dispensers

(a) Unless a person is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, he or she shall not: (1) dispense or attempt to dispense hearing aids or hold himself or herself out as being able to dispense hearing aids; or (2) use in connection with his or her name any letters, words, or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is a hearing aid dispenser. (b) A person who violates a provision of this chapter or who obtains a license by fraud or misrepresentation shall be subject to the pertinent penalties provided in 3 V.S.A. § 127. (c) An audiologist licensed pursuant to this chapter may dispense hearing aids consistent with the requirements of this chapter. Licensed audiologists are not required to obtain a separate license to dispense hearing aids.