New York Consolidated Laws, General Business Law - GBS § 795. Renewal of certificate of registration or temporary certificate of registration

1. The secretary shall provide a method for the biennial review of a certificate of registration and temporary certificate of registration.

2. The department shall reissue a certificate of registration upon receipt of a renewal application, the renewal fee, and a written statement affirming compliance with all other requirements set forth in this article including evidence of compliance with section seven hundred ninety-four of this article.  A registrant shall retain, if applicable, a certificate from a manufacturer or independent testing agent certifying that the testing room utilized by such registrant meets the requirements of section seven hundred ninety-eight of this article and, if applicable, a certificate from a manufacturer or independent testing agent stating that all audiometric testing equipment used by the registrant has been calibrated on an annual basis according to rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary, consistent with ANSI requirements or in accordance with standards promulgated under article one hundred fifty-nine of the education law.

3. Any certificate of registration which is not renewed at the end of the biennial period of registration as prescribed by the secretary shall automatically revert to an inactive status.  If the certificate of registration has not been renewed within thirty days subsequent to the biennial expiration date, the secretary shall send notice by mail to the last known address of the registrant.  Such notice shall advise the registrant of the inactive status and the procedures required to reactivate a valid certificate of registration.  Such notice shall detail the criteria and fees to be satisfied for reactivation.  If such registration is not reactivated, on the ninetieth day after the end of the biennial registration period, such registration shall lapse.

4. The department shall reissue a temporary certificate of registration valid for a period of one year upon the receipt of a renewal application, the renewal fee and a written statement verifying continued supervision by a registered hearing aid dispenser.