§ 790. Certificate of registration required; qualifications and\napplication. 1. Any person desiring to be engaged in the dispensing of\nhearing aids in this state shall be registered biennially pursuant to\nthis article. Such person shall file with the secretary an application\nto be registered as a hearing aid dispenser. The secretary shall examine\neach application and issue a certificate of registration if either of\nthe following criteria are satisfied:\n (a) (i) the applicant is twenty-one years of age or older;\n (ii) is of good moral character;\n (iii) has received a high school diploma or its equivalent;\n (iv) has two years college accredited coursework or its equivalent;\n (v) has fully completed the required training program;\n (vi) has achieved a passing score on the required examination;\n (vii) has not had a registration, license or other authorization to\ndispense hearing aids suspended or revoked;\n (viii) has paid the appropriate fees according to the provisions of\nsection seven hundred ninety-seven of this article; and\n (ix) on or after January first, two thousand three, the applicant\nshall demonstrate the successful completion of post-secondary coursework\napproved by the secretary in conjunction with the advisory board; or\n (b) (i) the applicant has submitted proof of licensure under article\none hundred fifty-nine of the education law as a licensed audiologist;\n (ii) has paid the appropriate fees according to the provisions of\nsection seven hundred ninety-seven of this article;\n (iii) has achieved a passing score on the practical test of\nproficiency required pursuant to subdivision six of section seven\nhundred ninety-six of this article or who submits evidence satisfactory\nto the secretary of experience in dispensing hearing aids; and\n (iv) has not had a registration, license or other authorization to\ndispense hearing aids suspended or revoked according to the provisions\nof section seven hundred ninety-nine of this article.\n 2. An application for a certificate of registration as a hearing aid\ndispenser shall be filed with the secretary in such form and detail as\nthe secretary shall prescribe, duly signed and verified, setting forth:\n (a) the name and address of the applicant;\n (b) the name and business address or addresses at which the individual\nwill be employed;\n (c) the information contained in subdivision one of this section; and\n (d) any further information deemed necessary and prescribed by rule or\nregulation by the secretary.\n 3. (a) Any person who has been continuously registered as a hearing\naid dealer pursuant to the former article thirty-seven-A of this chapter\nfor the three years immediately preceding January first, two thousand or\nwho submits evidence satisfactory to the secretary of experience in the\nbusiness of dispensing hearing aids in this state for the three years\nimmediately preceding January first, two thousand, upon payment of\napplicable fees, shall be registered as a hearing aid dispenser and\nshall be exempt from requirements set forth in subparagraphs (iv), (v),\n(vi) and (ix) of paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this section.\n (b) Any person who has been continuously registered as a hearing aid\ndealer pursuant to the former article thirty-seven-A of this chapter for\nless than three years but more than one year immediately preceding\nJanuary first, two thousand, or who submits evidence satisfactory to the\nsecretary of less than three years but more than one year's continuous\nexperience in the business of dispensing hearing aids in this state\nimmediately preceding January first, two thousand, may pay the\napplicable fees and register as a hearing aid dispenser. Such registrant\nshall be exempt from the requirements set forth in subparagraphs (iv),\n(v) and (ix) of paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this section. Such\nregistrant shall achieve a passing score on the required registration\nexamination by December thirty-first,
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