Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 6700-505 - Facilities and procedures(a) No registered hearing aid fitter shall engage in the practice of fitting and selling hearing aids unless he shall maintain his place of business so as to provide equipment and facilities as follows: (1) Access to a selection of hearing aid models, supplies, and accessories sufficient to provide for the immediate needs of customers.(2) An audiometer conforming at all times to specifications for pure-tone and speech diagnostic audiometers as established by the department, and subject to periodic inspection and calibration by the department.(b) No registered hearing aid fitter shall fit or sell a hearing aid to any individual unless he or a referring audiologist or otolaryngologist or otologist shall have employed the following procedures, using equipment described in this section: (1) Pure-tone audiometric testing by air and bone conduction, using masking where required.(2) Such testing as shall reliably determine speech discrimination, speech reception threshold, most comfortable sound tolerance level, and selection of the appropriate ear for fitting, so as to provide maximum benefit from use of a hearing aid.(c) No registered hearing aid fitter shall fit and sell a hearing aid to any individual unless he shall have fitted the instrument to the wearer so as to insure physical and operational comfort to the wearer in the use of the hearing aid.1976, Nov. 24, P.L. 1182, No. 262, § 505, imd. effective.