§451A-18  Persons and practices not affected.  This chapter is not intended to:

     (1)  Prohibit any person from engaging in the practice of measuring human hearing for the purpose of selection of hearing aids; provided that the person or the organization employing the person does not sell hearing aids or accessories;

     (2)  Prohibit a person in maintaining an established business address from engaging in the business of selling or offering for sale hearing aids at retail without a license; provided that it employs persons licensed under this chapter responsible for the fitting and direct sale of such products;

     (3)  Apply to a person who is a physician licensed to practice in Hawaii; or

     (4)  Apply to a person who is licensed as an audiologist pursuant to chapter 468E. [L 1969, c 205, pt of §1; am L 1997, c 88, §13; am L 2018, c 173, §3]