{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.55.200","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.55.200","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this chapter,\n(1) “audiologist” means an individual licensed as an audiologist under AS 08.11;\n(2) “dealing in hearing aids” means the sale or lease, or attempted sale or lease of hearing aids, and the recommendation, selection, fitting, or adaptation of hearing aids;\n(3) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;\n(4) “hearing aid” means a prosthetic instrument or device designed for or represented as aiding, improving, or correcting defective human hearing and the parts, attachments, or accessories of the instrument or device; “hearing aid” does not include cochlear implants, middle-ear implants, vibro-tactile speech-reading aids, other aids for cued speech, or group or individual auditory training units and assistive devices;\n(5) “hearing aid dealer” means an individual licensed under AS 08.55.010;\n(6) “physician” means a person licensed as a physician under AS 08.64.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.55.200","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"61e5b74702d7da2eaacfad670d27215fd7d0d6369db4a6f83d301877abb4b194","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.55.180","next":"us-ak/as-08.56.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}