Section 590.90  Hearing Aid Evaluations

Any customer determined to have a hearing disability as documented in the case record and for whom a hearing aid is expected to be a necessary service must undergo a hearing evaluation and a hearing aid evaluation.

a)         A hearing evaluation shall consist of:

1)         air and bone conduction testing;

2)         speech reception threshold;

3)         speech discrimination;

4)         most comfortable loudness level; and

5)         uncomfortable loudness level.

b)         A hearing aid evaluation shall consist of:

1)         selection of an appropriate hearing aid, based upon the outcome of the hearing evaluation (89 Ill. Adm. Code 590.90(a));

2)         fitting of the hearing aid;

3)         adaptation and services of the hearing aid;

4)         testing of the hearing aid by means of an audiometer calibrated to American National Standards Institute standards (ANSI/ASA S3.6-2010, with no later amendments, available from ANSI, 1899 L Street, NW, 11^th Floor, Washington DC  20036); and

5)         other testing allowed pursuant to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 682.300, the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Code.

(Source:  Amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 6598, effective April 13, 2012)