TITLE 43 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES

Section 20. Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers, 43-20-1 through 43-20-21.

ARTICLE 2 CONTRACTS FOR PRENEED FUNERAL SERVICES

43-20-15. Continuing education requirement.

1. As a prerequisite for the renewal of a dispenser's license on or before December 31, 2015, the individual must provide proof to the board that such individual has successfully completed 14 hours of continuing education in a program approved by the board.
2. As a prerequisite for the renewal of a dispenser's license on or after January 1, 2016, the individual must provide proof to the board that such individual has successfully completed 20 hours of continuing education in a program approved by the board.
3. The board may promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the continuing education requirement.

(Code 1933, § 84-5613, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1728, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1119, § 4; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1715, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1326, § 3/HB 232.)

The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: "As a prerequisite for the renewal of a dispenser's license, the dispenser must provide proof to the board that the dispenser has successfully completed 14 hours of continuing education in a program approved by the board. The board may promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the continuing education requirement."