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Consumer Fact Sheets

Consumer fact sheets will provide you with some "inside information" when engaging the services of any of the individual licensed professionals.
  • Choosing a Licensed Professional

    This checklist provides some basic pointers to help you choose a tradesperson or professional and receive satisfactory service. You can prevent problems from occurring by doing a little work up front.

  • Allied Health Professionals Consumer Fact Sheet


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  • Barbers Consumer Fact Sheet


  • Chiropractors Consumer Fact Sheet


  • Dispensing Opticians Consumer Fact Sheet


  • Drinking Water Supply Facility Operators Consumer Fact Sheet


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  • Licensed Mental Health Professionals Consumer Fact Sheet

    Includes Education Psychologists, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Psychologists, Rehabilitation Counselors and Social Workers.

  • Optometrists Consumer Fact Sheet


  • Plumbers and Gas Fitters Consumer Fact Sheet


  • Podiatrists Consumer Fact Sheet


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