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Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians

Labor

Purpose

The purpose of the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Virginia, by establishing criteria for determining minimal competency and qualifications of applicants through promulgation and administration of the regulations pertaining to the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids and the regulations pertaining to opticians who engage in the practice of preparing, measuring, adapting, fitting and adjusting eyeglasses, dispensing eyeglasses, spectacles, lenses, or related devices on prescription from licensed physicians or optometrists.

Term

Four year terms

Composition

The Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians shall consist of 15 members, as follows: four licensed hearing aid specialists, of which at least one shall be licensed as an audiologist by the Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, six licensed opticians, one otolaryngologist, one ophthalmologist, and three citizen members. One of the citizen members shall be a hearing aid user or a person who has a family member who is or has been a hearing aid user. Each hearing aid specialist and the otolaryngologist shall have at least five years of experience in their respective fields immediately prior to appointment. Each of the opticians shall have at least five years of experience prior to appointment and the ophthalmologist shall have practiced ophthalmology for at least five years prior to appointment. The terms of Board members shall be four years. The Board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from its membership.

Vacant Seats

End Date:6/30/2029

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Member:Mrs Judith Canty

Seat: Optician

End Date:6/30/2029

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