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1. 1For purposes of Kentucky's hearing-instrument law, who is the client in a transaction?

   1. A. The user or purchaser of the hearing instrument
   2. B. Only the person who signs the sales agreement
   3. C. Only the person whose hearing is tested
   4. D. The licensed specialist who orders the instrument

   Answer: A

   Explanation: KRS 334.010(4) defines a client as "the user or purchaser of the hearing instrument." The term therefore covers either the user or the purchaser, not merely the signer or test subject.

   Reference: Krs 334 010 — KRS 334.010

2. 2A Kentucky specialist leases a hearing instrument to a client rather than transferring title. How does KRS Chapter 334 classify that transaction?

   1. A. The practice of fitting hearing instruments
   2. B. A sale
   3. C. A prescription hearing aid
   4. D. A used or not-new instrument

   Answer: B

   Explanation: KRS 334.010(10) includes "any transfer of title or transfer of the right to use by lease, bailment, or any other means." A lease transfers the right to use and is therefore a sale under the chapter.

   Reference: Krs 334 010 — KRS 334.010

3. 3A hearing instrument was previously sold, and its title was held by the client for 31 days. How is it classified under Kentucky law when offered again?

   1. A. New
   2. B. Remade
   3. C. Used or not new
   4. D. Remanufactured

   Answer: C

   Explanation: KRS 334.010(13) applies to "a hearing instrument that has been the subject of a sale and the title to which was held by the client for a period longer than thirty (30) days." Thirty-one days satisfies that definition.

   Reference: Krs 334 010 — KRS 334.010

4. 4Which credential allows a person to advertise in Kentucky as someone who fits hearing instruments without relying on the apprentice or audiologist alternatives?

   1. A. A current apprentice permit
   2. B. A Kentucky audiologist license
   3. C. A physician license
   4. D. An unsuspended, unrevoked specialist license

   Answer: D

   Explanation: KRS 334.020 bars fitting or representing oneself as a fitter unless the person holds, among the listed alternatives, "an unsuspended, unrevoked license issued by the board pursuant to KRS 334.080."

   Reference: Krs 334 020 — KRS 334.020

5. 5A Kentucky licensee operates from two offices. Where must proof of the license be posted?

   1. A. Conspicuously in each office or place of business
   2. B. Only in the office where the original certificate is stored
   3. C. Only at the office used for audiometric testing
   4. D. At the board's office rather than the licensee's offices

   Answer: A

   Explanation: KRS 334.020(2) says, "The license or permit shall be conspicuously posted in each office or place of business." Both offices therefore require conspicuous posting.

   Reference: Krs 334 020 — KRS 334.020

6. 6When must a Kentucky seller obtain the buyer's signature on the written and dated hearing-instrument agreement, offer, or receipt?

   1. A. When the buyer actually receives the instrument
   2. B. When the buyer assumes a financial obligation
   3. C. When a new or adjusted instrument is delivered
   4. D. When a cancellation notice is deposited in the mail

   Answer: B

   Explanation: KRS 334.030(1) requires the buyer's signature "at the time such buyer assumes any financial obligation with respect to the purchase." That event, not delivery or programming, controls the timing.

   Reference: Krs 334 030 — KRS 334.030

7. 7Which set of licensee information must appear on a Kentucky hearing-instrument purchase document?

   1. A. Email address, renewal date, and insurer
   2. B. Employer name, tax number, and training dates
   3. C. Signature, printed name, business address, and license number
   4. D. Sponsor name, home address, and examination score

   Answer: C

   Explanation: KRS 334.030(1)(a) lists the "Licensee's signature, printed name and business address, and license number." Those are the required licensee identifiers.

   Reference: Krs 334 030 — KRS 334.030

8. 8Which device identifiers must a Kentucky purchase agreement, offer, or receipt include?

   1. A. Licensee name, business address, and license number
   2. B. Selling price, delivery date, and terms of sale
   3. C. Seller name, seller address, and cancellation charges
   4. D. Make, model, and serial number

   Answer: D

   Explanation: KRS 334.030(1)(b) requires "Make, model, and serial number of the hearing instrument."

   Reference: Krs 334 030 — KRS 334.030(1)(b)

9. 9How must the statutory complaint-direction statement be presented on the Kentucky purchase document?

   1. A. In all capital letters, no smaller than the largest body-copy type, immediately after the specified information
   2. B. In ordinary body type on a separate warranty page
   3. C. Orally at delivery without a written statement
   4. D. In smaller type beneath the seller's advertising slogan

   Answer: A

   Explanation: KRS 334.030(1)(c) requires the statement "Immediately following" the specified information and "in all capital letters in no smaller type than the largest used in the body copy portion."

   Reference: Krs 334 030 — KRS 334.030(1)(c)

10. 10What cancellation information must the Kentucky purchase document contain?

    1. A. Notice of the home-solicitation cancellation right
    2. B. Notice and statement of the purchaser's thirty-day right to cancel
    3. C. Notice of the identical-replacement exception
    4. D. Notice of the client's duty to take reasonable care

    Answer: B

    Explanation: KRS 334.030(1)(d) requires "Notice and statement of the purchaser's thirty (30) day right to cancel pursuant to KRS 334.210."

    Reference: Krs 334 030 — KRS 334.030