(a) The board shall have the responsibility and duty of administering and enforcing this chapter. The board shall be responsible for preparing the examinations required by this chapter; and the division director shall assist the board in carrying out this chapter. The board shall have the power to establish and to revise minimal procedure and equipment requirements which shall be used in the dispensing of hearing aids.

(b) The board shall:

(1) Authorize, with the advice of the division director, all disbursements necessary to carry out this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated by the board;

(2) Supervise the issuance of licenses and administer qualifying examinations;

(3) License persons who make proper application to the division director and who meet the qualifications for licensure;

(4) Purchase and maintain or rent facilities necessary to carry out the examination of applicants as provided in this chapter;

(5) Issue and renew licenses;

(6) Suspend, revoke, or otherwise sanction licenses in the manner provided in this chapter;

(7) Appoint representatives to conduct or supervise examinations; and

(8) Provide to each licensed dealer a copy of this chapter, any amendments thereto, and all adopted rules.

(c) The division director shall be guided by the recommendations of the board in all matters relating to this chapter.

(d) In the administration and enforcement of this chapter, the board shall have the power to adopt reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter and the Constitution and laws of this state or of the United States for governing its times and places of meetings; for organization and reorganization; for the holding of examinations; for governing all other matters requisite to the exercising of its powers; for the performance of its duties relating to examinations; for granting, suspending, revoking, or otherwise sanctioning licenses; and for the transaction of its business under this chapter.