2019 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 38
BY SENATOR ERDEY
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2446.1(A), relative to hearing aid dealers; to provide for an
3 increase in the number of required continuing education hours that may be taken
4 online or by correspondence; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 37:2446.1(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง2446.1. Continuing education requirement
8 A. Beginning December 1, 2005, the The board shall require all licensees
9 applying for reinstatement or renewal of licenses to have completed fifteen hours of
10 continuing education per year in courses approved by the board, which may consist
11 of a maximum of three seven hours obtained through Internet internet or
12 correspondence courses, in order to renew their license on January first of the
13 following year. Each licensee shall submit documentation from any recognized
14 professional or educational institution to the board as proof that each licensee has
15 been exposed to new developments in the practice which have occurred since the
16 prior issuance or renewal of such license.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 79
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
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