ORS 694.025: License required to deal in hearing aids; exceptions.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A person may not deal in hearing aids or display a sign or in any other way advertise or represent that the person deals in hearing aids unless the person holds an active license issued by the Health Licensing Office as provided in ORS 694.015 to 694.170. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, ORS 694.015 to 694.170 do not apply to: (a) An audiologist licensed under ORS chapter 681. (b) A physician licensed under ORS chapter 677. (c) A person involved in the sale of an over-the-counter hearing aid. [1959 c.634 §2; 1967 c.631 §2; 1971 c.650 §29; 1985 c.227 §4; 2005 c.648 §88; 2009 c.701 §62a; 2013 c.314 §52; 2013 c.568 §111; 2023 c.109 §2]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 331-630-0006: Definitions — implements
- OAR 331-630-0006: Definitions — authority
- OAR 331-640-0005: Hearing Aid Specialist Training (HAST) Program — implements
- OAR 331-640-0005: Hearing Aid Specialist Training (HAST) Program — authority
- OAR 331-650-0006: Trainee Supervisor Requirements — implements
- OAR 331-650-0006: Trainee Supervisor Requirements — authority
- OAR 331-650-0011: Trainee Registration — implements
- OAR 331-650-0011: Trainee Registration — authority
- OAR 331-650-0016: Trainee Registration Application — implements
- OAR 331-650-0016: Trainee Registration Application — authority
- OAR 331-650-0020: Temporary Licensee Supervisor Requirements — implements
- OAR 331-650-0020: Temporary Licensee Supervisor Requirements — authority
- OAR 331-650-0025: Temporary License — implements
- OAR 331-650-0025: Temporary License — authority
- OAR 331-650-0030: Temporary License Application — implements
- OAR 331-650-0030: Temporary License Application — authority
- OAR 331-650-0035: Hearing Aid Specialist License — implements
- OAR 331-650-0035: Hearing Aid Specialist License — authority
- OAR 331-650-0040: Hearing Aid Specialist Application — implements
- OAR 331-650-0040: Hearing Aid Specialist Application — authority
- OAR 331-650-0045: Examinations — implements
- OAR 331-650-0045: Examinations — authority
- OAR 331-650-0050: Office-Administered Practical Examination Requirements — implements
- OAR 331-650-0050: Office-Administered Practical Examination Requirements — authority
- OAR 331-650-0055: Office-Administered Practical Examination Retakes — implements
- OAR 331-650-0055: Office-Administered Practical Examination Retakes — authority
- OAR 331-650-0060: License Renewal — implements
- OAR 331-650-0060: License Renewal — authority
- OAR 331-655-0005: Fees — implements
- OAR 331-655-0005: Fees — authority
- OAR 331-660-0005: Continuing Education: Requirements — implements
- OAR 331-660-0005: Continuing Education: Requirements — authority
- OAR 331-660-0011: Continuing Education: Audit, Required Documentation and Sanctions — implements
- OAR 331-660-0011: Continuing Education: Audit, Required Documentation and Sanctions — authority
- OAR 331-670-0005: Licensee's Duties Pertaining to Service Areas — implements
- OAR 331-670-0005: Licensee's Duties Pertaining to Service Areas — authority
- OAR 331-670-0010: Practice Standards — implements
- OAR 331-670-0010: Practice Standards — authority
- OAR 331-670-0015: Client Record Requirements — implements
- OAR 331-670-0015: Client Record Requirements — authority
- OAR 331-670-0020: Additional Conditions For Referral — implements
- OAR 331-670-0020: Additional Conditions For Referral — authority
- OAR 331-680-0010: Civil penalties — implements
- OAR 331-680-0010: Civil penalties — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 694.015 — resolved
- 694.170 — resolved
- ORS chapter 681 — target_record_not_published
- ORS chapter 677 — target_record_not_published
Cited by
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors694.html