Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-315 - Change Affecting a License or a Licensee; Request for Duplicate License

A. The Department may, as applicable:

1. Take an action under A.R.S. § 36-1934 ,

2. Request an injunction under A.R.S. § 36-1937, or

3. Assess a civil money penalty under A.R.S. § 36-1939 .

B. In determining which disciplinary action specified in subsection (A) is appropriate, the Department shall consider:

1. The type of violation,

2. The severity of the violation,

3. The danger to the public health and safety,

4. The number of violations;

5. The number of clients affected by the violations,

6. The degree of harm to the consumer,

7. A pattern of noncompliance, and

8. Any mitigating or aggravating circumstances.

C. A licensee may appeal a disciplinary action taken by the Department according to A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10.

D. The Department shall notify a licensee's employer within five days after the Department initiates a disciplinary action against a licensee.

A. A hearing aid dispenser licensee or temporary hearing aid dispenser licensee shall submit a written notice to the Department in writing within 30 calendar days after the effective date of a change in:

1. The licensee's home address or e-mail address, including the new home address or e-mail address;

2. The licensee's name, including a copy of one of the following with the licensee's new name:

a. Marriage certificate,

b. Divorce decree, or

c. Other legal document establishing the licensee's new name; or

3. The place or places where the licensee engages in the practice of hearing aid dispensing, including the address or addresses of the place or places where the licensee engages in the practice of hearing aid dispensing.

B. A licensee may obtain a duplicate license by submitting to the Department a request for a duplicate license in a Department-provided format that includes:

1. The licensee's name and address,

2. The licensee's license number and expiration date,

3. The licensee's signature and date of signature, and

4. A duplicate license fee specified in R9-16-316.

C. A business hearing aid dispenser licensee shall submit a written notice to the Department within 30 calendar days after the licensee:

1. Has a change in the information provided in R9-16-307(A)(1)(b).

2. Closes a location specified in R9-16-307(A)(1)(b) and (c), including the location address.

3. Begins operating at new location, not specified in R9-16-307(A)(1)(c), including the new location address.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-315

New Section made by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 2688, effective June 7, 2002 (Supp. 02-2). New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1998, effective 7/1/2014. Adopted by final expedited rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 835, effective 4/8/2020.