| 2. License for business organization. Any corporation, |
| partnership, trust, association or other like organization |
| engaged in the business of selling or offering for sale hearing |
| aids at retail in the State shall apply to the board for a |
| license to engage in that business. No business entity may so |
| engage in the business of selling or offering for sale hearing |
| aids without a license to do so. The board shall issue a license |
| upon payment by the business entity of an application and license |
| fee under section 1658-P set by the director and upon filing of a |
| sworn statement from a person with authority from the business |
| entity. That sworn statement must list the names and addresses |
| of all hearing aid dealers and fitters directly or indirectly |
| employed by the entity and must certify that the entity employs |
| only hearing aid dealers and fitters who are duly licensed by the |
| State. At least one of the licensees employed by the business |
| entity must have been licensed for a minimum of 2 years and have |
| at least 3,000 hours of work experience as a hearing aid |
| dispenser or be certified by the National Board for Certification |
| in Hearing Instrument Sciences, except that if the business |
| entity is an audiologist licensed by the Board of Examiners on |
| Speech-language Pathology and Audiology, the business entity need |
| not hire such an employee. |
