(1) Under Subsection 58-46a-102(5), the minimum components of a hearing aid examination include:
- (a) air conduction tests at frequencies of 250, 500, 1,000, 2,000, and 4,000 hertz;
- (b) appropriate masking if the air conduction threshold at any one frequency differs from the bone conduction threshold of the contralateral or non-test ear by 40 decibels at the same frequency;
- (c) bone conduction tests at 500, 1,000, and 2,000 hertz, with proper masking;
- (d) speech audiometry by live voice or recorded voice, including speech discrimination testing, most comfortable loudness (MCL) measurements, and uncomfortable levels of loudness (UCL) measurements; and
- (e) recording and interpretation of audiograms and speech audiometry and other appropriate tests for the sole purpose of determining proper selection and adaptation of a hearing aid.
- (2) Only if the procedures in Subsection (1)(a) are clearly impractical, may the licensee select the best instrument to compensate for the loss by trial of one or more instruments.
- (3) Tests performed by a physician specializing in diseases of the ear, a clinical audiologist, or another licensed hearing instrument specialist shall be accepted if they were performed within six months before the dispensing of the hearing aid.
KEY: licensing, hearing aids, hearing instrument specialist, hearing instrument intern
Date of Last Change: December 11, 2023
Notice of Continuation: October 2, 2023
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a); 58-46a-101; 58-46a-304