The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 26 : Professions and Occupations
Chapter 067 : Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers
Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 3286)-
§ 3286. Exemptions
(a) The provisions of section 3285 of this chapter shall not apply to a person enrolled in a course of study leading to a degree or certificate in audiology at a school accredited by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, provided:
(1) the activities and services performed constitute part of a supervised course of study;
(2) the person is designated by a title that clearly indicates the person’s student or trainee status; and
(3) the person is under the direct supervision of an audiologist licensed in this State.
(b) In accordance with 21 C.F.R. § 800.30, persons dispensing over-the- counter hearing aids, as defined in 21 C.F.R. § 800.30(b) and meeting the standards established in 21 C.F.R. § 800.30(c)–(f), including self-fitting air- conduction hearing aids, as defined in 21 C.F.R. § 874.3325, shall be exempt from this chapter. (Added 2015, No. 38, § 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2015; amended 2023, No. 77, § 10, eff. June 20, 2023.)
