154A.9 - APPLICATIONS.

        154A.9  APPLICATIONS.
         Applications for licensure or for a temporary permit shall be on
      forms prescribed and furnished by the board and shall not require
      that a photograph of the applicant be attached to the application
      form.  An applicant shall not be ineligible for certification because
      of age, citizenship, sex, race, religion, marital status or national
      origin although the application may require citizenship information.
      The board may consider the past felony record of an applicant only if
      the felony conviction relates directly to the practice of fitting or
      selection and sale of hearing aids.  Character references may be
      required, but shall not be obtained from licensed hearing aid
      dispensers.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C75, 77, 79, 81, § 154A.9] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         2001 Acts, ch 58, §18; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §16