Section Hcp 404.03 - Suspension(a) "Suspension" means the temporary withdrawal of any specially-conferred rights, authority, or privileges that were granted to an audiologist or hearing aid dealer through RSA 137-F.(b) The sanction of suspension shall be imposed only after notice and opportunity for a hearing in those cases in which the board determines that at least one of the following is true: (1) An audiologist or hearing aid dealer has failed to meet continuing education requirements;(2) An audiologist or hearing aid dealer has endangered the health of a patient;(3) An audiologist or hearing aid dealer has committed a violation after having been found, after notice and opportunity for hearing, to have committed 3 previous violations of any administrative rule or rules;(4) An audiologist or hearing aid dealer has failed to pay an administrative fine within 60 days of the fine being assessed after notice and opportunity for hearing; or(5) An audiologist or hearing aid dealer's license to practice in any other state has been suspended;(c) The minimum period for suspension shall be that amount of time necessary for the audiologist or hearing aid dealer to take corrective action ordered by the board and return to compliance. Suspension shall have no effect upon the expiration of licensure or certification. Specifically, suspension shall not cause expiration to be advanced or delayed.(d) Upon receipt of a suspension order from the board, the audiologist or hearing aid dealer shall immediately cease holding himself or herself out to the public as an audiologist or hearing aid dealer. Further, such audiologist or hearing aid dealer shall immediately cease engaging in any act for which licensure or registration is required until the board grants reinstatement pursuant to (f), below.(e) Failure to comply with (d) above shall constitute separate grounds for further disciplinary action.(f) An audiologist or hearing aid dealer seeking reinstatement shall petition the board, providing documentation of all corrective actions taken. The board shall review the petition and supporting documentation and grant the petition if it determines that all corrective action ordered by the board has, in fact, been taken and the audiologist or hearing aid dealer has returned to compliance.N.H. Admin. Code § Hcp 404.03
Derived From Volume XXXVII Number 10, Filed March 9, 2017, Proposed by #12112, Effective 2/21/2017, Expires 2/21/2027.