02-643-10 Me. Code R. § 1
Each audiometer used in the measurement of hearing when testing and fitting a hearing aid must meet the calibration standards set forth in American National Standards Institute ANSI S3.6-2010 (2010), which the board hereby incorporates into this chapter by reference, or the earlier ANSI standard that was in effect at the time the audiometer was built. Copies of ANSI S3.6-2010 are available from:
American National Standards Institute
25 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
A dealer-licensee shall obtain an objective calibration check in accordance with this standard on permanently installed and portable audiometers used by the licensee at least once a year. If the objective calibration check shows an audiometer to deviate more than 10 decibels from the calibration standard, the audiometer must be recalibrated by either a calibration laboratory or the audiometer manufacturer before it may be used to test hearing. The date of the last calibration check or recalibration must be prominently displayed on the audiometer. The dealer-licensee shall retain calibration and recalibration records for a period of 5 years and shall make such records available to the board upon inspection or request. Calibration and recalibration records may be requested in conjunction with an audit of continuing professional education authorized by Chapter 13 of the rules of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, entitled "Uniform Rule for the Substantiation of Continuing Education Requirements."
[NOTE: "Dealer-licensee" includes both a hearing aid dealer and fitter and an audiologist who engages in the practice of hearing aid dealing and fitting. See 32 M.R.S.A. §§17105(1) and 17305, first par.]
02-643 C.M.R. ch. 10, § 1