(1) This article does not apply to persons who are:
(a) Licensed pursuant to section 22-60.5-210, C.R.S., and who are not licensed under this article for work undertaken as part of their employment by, or contractual agreement with, the public schools; or
(b) Engaged in the practice of audiology or the practice of dispensing, fitting, or dealing in hearing aids in the discharge of their official duties in the service of the United States armed forces, public health service, coast guard, or veterans administration.
(2) This article does not apply to the wholesale sales of hearing aids.
(3) Nothing in this article authorizes a hearing aid provider to engage in the practice of medicine as defined in section 12-36-106.
(4) Nothing in this article prohibits a business or licensee from:
(a) Hiring and employing unlicensed staff to assist with conducting business practices and to assist in dispensing hearing aids if the unlicensed staff are properly supervised by a licensee; except that the employees may not conduct hearing tests or perform the initial fitting of hearing aids; or
(b) Performing tasks that would be permissible if the licensee was not licensed.
(5) This article does not apply to the dispensing of hearing aids outside of this state.
(6) An audiologist licensed pursuant to article 29.9 of this title is not required to obtain a license pursuant to this article.