KRS 334.010: Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Apprentice" means any applicant in training to become a licensed specialist in

hearing instruments;

(2) "Apprentice permit" means a permit issued while the applicant is in training to

become a licensed specialist in hearing instruments;

(3) "Board" means the Kentucky Licensing Board for Specialists in Hearing

Instruments;

(4) "Client" means the user or purchaser of the hearing instrument;

(5) "License" means a license issued by the board u nder this chapter to specialists in

hearing instruments;

(6) "Over-the-counter hearing aid" means air conduction hearing aids that satisfy the

requirements in the Over -the-Counter Hearing Aid Controls, 21 C.F.R. sec.

800.30(c) to (f), and are considered available over the counter pursuant to 21 U.S.C.

sec. 360j(q)(1)(A)(v), but do not satisfy the regulatory requirements for prescription

hearing aids;

(7) "Practice of fitting hearing instruments" means the measurement of human hearing

by means of an audiomet er for the purpose of making selections, adaptions, and

adjustments of hearing instruments, including both over -the-counter hearing aids

and prescription hearing aids. The practice of fitting hearing instruments also

includes the making of ear mold impressions and custom earmolds and ordering the

use of hearing instruments;

(8) "Practice of selling and fitting hearing instruments" means selling, ordering the use

of, and fitting prescription hearing aids and over-the-counter hearing aids, including

the measurement of human hearing by means of an audiometer for the purpose of

making selections, adaptions, and adjustments of hearing instruments. The practice

of selling and fitting hearing instruments also includes the making of ear mold

impressions and custom earmolds and ordering the use of hearing instruments;

(9) "Prescription hearing aid" means a Class 1 or Class 2 device as defined in the

federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. sec. 321(h), that is not an over -

the-counter hearing aid as defined in Ov er-the-Counter Hearing Aid Controls, 21

C.F.R. sec. 800.30, or a hearing aid that does not satisfy the regulatory requirements

for over-the-counter hearing aids;

(10) "Sell" or "sale" means any transfer of title or transfer of the right to use by lease,

bailment, or any other means;

(11) "Specialist in hearing instruments" means any individual licensed under this

chapter;

(12) "Sponsor" means a licensed specialist in he aring instruments qualified under KRS

334.090(8) who assumes professional responsibility for an apprentice; and

(13) "Used" or "not new," with respect to a hearing instrument, means a hearing

instrument that has been the subject of a sale and the title to which was held by the

client for a period longer than thirty (30) days.