Sen. Laura Fine

Filed: 10/20/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 767

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 767 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act
5is amended by changing Section 3, 4, 4.6, 5, 6, and 9 as
6follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 50/3)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7403)
8    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-495)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
10    Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, except as the
11context requires otherwise:
12    "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
13    "Director" means the Director of the Department of Public
14Health.
15    "License" means a license issued by the State under this
16Act to a hearing instrument dispenser.

 

 

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1    "Licensed audiologist" means a person licensed as an
2audiologist under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
3Audiology Practice Act.
4    "National Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist"
5means a person who has had at least 2 years in practice as a
6licensed hearing instrument dispenser and has been certified
7after qualification by examination by the National Board for
8Certification in Hearing Instruments Sciences.
9    "Licensed physician" or "physician" means a physician
10licensed in Illinois to practice medicine in all of its
11branches pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
12    "Trainee" means a person who is licensed to perform the
13functions of a hearing instrument dispenser in accordance with
14the Department rules and only under the direct supervision of
15a hearing instrument dispenser or audiologist who is licensed
16in the State.
17    "Board" means the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection
18Board.
19    "Hearing instrument" or "hearing aid" means any wearable
20instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose
21of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing and that
22can provide more than 15 dB full on gain via a 2cc coupler at
23any single frequency from 200 through 6000 cycles per second,
24and any parts, attachments, or accessories, including ear
25molds. "Hearing instrument" or "hearing aid" do not include
26batteries, cords, or group auditory training devices and any

 

 

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1instrument or device used by a public utility in providing
2telephone or other communication services are excluded.
3    "Practice of fitting, dispensing, or servicing of hearing
4instruments" means the measurement of human hearing with an
5audiometer, calibrated to the current American National
6Standard Institute standards, for the purpose of making
7selections, recommendations, adaptions, services, or sales of
8hearing instruments including the making of earmolds as a part
9of the hearing instrument.
10    "Sell" or "sale" means any transfer of title or of the
11right to use by lease, bailment, or any other contract,
12excluding wholesale transactions with distributors or dealers.
13    "Hearing instrument dispenser" means a person who is a
14hearing care professional that engages in the selling,
15practice of fitting, selecting, recommending, dispensing, or
16servicing of hearing instruments or the testing for means of
17hearing instrument selection or who advertises or displays a
18sign or represents himself or herself as a person who
19practices the testing, fitting, selecting, servicing,
20dispensing, or selling of hearing instruments.
21    "Fund" means the Hearing Instrument Dispenser Examining
22and Disciplinary Fund.
23    "Hearing care professional" means a person who is a
24licensed audiologist, a licensed hearing instrument dispenser,
25or a licensed physician.
26(Source: P.A. 98-362, eff. 8-16-13; 98-827, eff. 1-1-15.)
 

 

 

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1    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-495)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
3    Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, except as the
4context requires otherwise:
5    "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
6    "Director" means the Director of the Department of Public
7Health.
8    "Direct supervision" means the final approval given by the
9licensed hearing instrument professional to all work performed
10by the person under supervision and that the licensed hearing
11instrument professional is physically present in the facility
12any time the person under supervision has contact with a
13client. "Direct supervision" does not mean that the licensed
14hearing instrument professional is in the same room when the
15person under supervision has contact with the client.
16    "Federal Trade Commission" means the United States federal
17agency which regulates business practices and commerce.
18    "Food and Drug Administration" means the United States
19federal agency which regulates hearing instruments or hearing
20aids as medical devices.
21    "License" means a license issued by the State under this
22Act to a hearing instrument dispenser.
23    "Licensed audiologist" means a person licensed as an
24audiologist under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
25Audiology Practice Act and who can prescribe hearing aids in

 

 

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1accordance with this Act.
2    "National Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist"
3means a person who has had at least 2 years in practice as a
4licensed hearing instrument dispenser and has been certified
5after qualification by examination by the National Board for
6Certification in Hearing Instruments Sciences.
7    "Licensed physician" or "physician" means a physician
8licensed in Illinois to practice medicine in all of its
9branches pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
10    "Trainee" means a person who is licensed to perform the
11functions of a hearing instrument dispenser or audiologist in
12accordance with the Department rules and only under the direct
13supervision of a hearing instrument dispenser or audiologist
14who is licensed in the State.
15    "Board" means the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection
16Board.
17    "Hearing instrument" or "hearing aid" means any instrument
18or device, including an instrument or device dispensed
19pursuant to a prescription, that is designed, intended, or
20offered for the purpose of improving a person's hearing and
21any parts, attachments, or accessories, including earmolds.
22"Hearing instrument" or "hearing aid" does not include
23batteries, cords, and individual or group auditory training
24devices and any instrument or device used by a public utility
25in providing telephone or other communication services.
26    "Involvement of a licensed hearing professional person"

 

 

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1refers to the supervision supervisor, prescription or other
2order, involvement, or interaction by a licensed hearing
3instrument professional.
4    "Practice of prescribing, fitting, dispensing, or
5servicing of prescription hearing aids" means the measurement
6of human hearing with an audiometer, calibrated to the current
7American National Standard Institute standards, for the
8purpose of prescribing hearing aids and making selections,
9recommendations, adaptions, services, or sales of hearing aids
10including the making of earmolds as a part of the hearing aid.
11    "Sell" or "sale" means any transfer of title or of the
12right to use by lease, bailment, or any other contract,
13excluding wholesale transactions with distributors or dealers.
14    "Hearing instrument dispenser" means a person who is a
15hearing instrument professional that engages in the selling,
16practice of fitting, selecting, recommending, dispensing,
17prescribing, or servicing of prescription hearing aids or the
18testing for means of hearing aid selection or who advertises
19or displays a sign or represents himself or herself as a person
20who practices the testing, fitting, selecting, servicing,
21dispensing, prescribing, or selling of prescription hearing
22aids.
23    "Fund" means the Hearing Instrument Dispenser Examining
24and Disciplinary Fund.
25    "Hearing instrument professional" means a person who is a
26licensed audiologist, a licensed hearing instrument dispenser,

 

 

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1or a licensed physician.
2    "Over-the-counter hearing aid" means any instrument or
3device that:
4        (1) uses the same fundamental scientific technology as
5    air conduction hearing aids, as defined in 21 CFR
6    874.3300, or wireless air conduction hearing aids, as
7    defined in 21 CFR 874.3305;
8        (2) is intended to be used by adults age 18 and older
9    to compensate for perceived mild to moderate hearing
10    impairment;
11        (3) through tools, tests, or software, allows the user
12    to control the over-the-counter hearing aid and customize
13    it to the user's hearing needs;
14        (4) may use wireless technology or include tests for
15    self-assessment of hearing loss; and
16        (5) is available over-the-counter, without the
17    supervision, prescription, or other order, involvement, or
18    intervention of a licensed person, to consumers through
19    in-person transactions, by mail, or online.
20    "Over-the-counter hearing aid" does not include batteries,
21cords, and individual or group auditory training devices or
22any instrument or device used by a public utility in providing
23telephone or other communication services.
24    "Personal sound amplification product" means an
25amplification device, as defined by the Food and Drug
26Administration or the Federal Trade Commission, that is not

 

 

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1labeled as a hearing aid and is not intended to treat hearing
2loss.
3    "Prescribe" means an order for a prescription hearing aid
4issued by a licensed hearing instrument professional.
5    "Prescription hearing aid" means any wearable instrument
6or device designed, intended, or offered for the purpose of
7improving a person's hearing that may only be obtained with
8the involvement of a licensed hearing instrument professional.
9(Source: P.A. 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
10    (225 ILCS 50/4)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7404)
11    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-495)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
13    Sec. 4. Disclosure; waiver; complaints; insurance. The
14hearing instrument dispenser shall give at no charge to every
15person fitted and sold a hearing instrument the "User
16Instructional Brochure", supplied by the hearing instrument
17manufacturer containing information required by the U.S. Food
18and Drug Administration.
19    Whenever a sale or service of one or more hearing
20instrument involving $50 or more is made or contracted to be
21made, whether under a single contract or under multiple
22contracts, at the time of the transaction, the hearing
23instrument dispenser shall furnish the consumer with a fully
24completed receipt or contract pertaining to that transaction,
25in substantially the same language as that used in the oral

 

 

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1presentation to the consumer. The receipt or contract provided
2to the consumer shall contain the dispenser's name, license
3number, business address, business phone number, and
4signature; the name, address, and signature of the hearing
5instrument consumer; and the name and signature of the
6purchaser if the consumer and the purchaser are not the same;
7the hearing instrument manufacturer's name, and the model and
8serial numbers; the date of purchase; and the charges required
9to complete the terms of the sale fully and clearly stated.
10When the hearing instrument is delivered to the consumer or
11purchaser, the serial number shall be written on the original
12receipt or contract and a copy shall be given to the consumer
13or purchaser. If a used hearing instrument is sold, the
14receipt and the container thereof shall be clearly marked as
15"used" or "reconditioned", whichever is applicable, with terms
16of guarantee, if any.
17    All hearing instruments offered for sale must be
18accompanied by a 30-business day return privilege. The receipt
19or contract provided to the consumer shall state that the
20consumer has a right to return the hearing instrument for a
21refund within 30 business days of the date of delivery. If a
22nonrefundable dispensing fee or restocking fee, or both, will
23be withheld from the consumer in event of return, the terms
24must be clearly stated on the receipt or contract provided to
25the consumer.
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1instrument unless the prospective user has presented to the
2hearing instrument dispenser a written statement, signed by a
3licensed physician, which states that the patient's hearing
4loss has been medically evaluated and the patient is
5considered a candidate for a hearing instrument. The medical
6evaluation must have taken place within the 6 months
7immediately preceding the date of the sale of the hearing
8instrument to the prospective hearing instrument user. If the
9prospective hearing instrument user is 18 years of age or
10older, the hearing instrument dispenser may afford the
11prospective user an opportunity to waive the medical
12evaluation required by this Section, provided that the hearing
13instrument dispenser:
14        (i) Informs the prospective user that the exercise of
15    a waiver is not in the user's best health interest;
16        (ii) Does not in any way actively encourage the
17    prospective user to waive the medical evaluation; and
18        (iii) Affords the prospective user the option to sign
19    the following statement:
20            "I have been advised by .................(hearing
21        instrument dispenser's name) that the Food and Drug
22        Administration has determined that my best interest
23        would be served if I had a medical evaluation by a
24        licensed physician (preferably a physician who
25        specializes in diseases of the ear) before purchasing
26        a hearing instrument. I do not wish a medical

 

 

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1        evaluation before purchasing a hearing instrument."
2    The hearing instrument dispenser or his or her employer
3shall retain proof of the medical examination or the waiver
4for at least 3 years from the date of the sale.
5    If the parent or guardian of any individual under the age
6of 18 years is a member of any church or religious
7denomination, whose tenets and practices include reliance upon
8spiritual means through prayer alone and objects to medical
9treatment and so states in writing to the hearing instrument
10dispenser, such individual shall undergo a hearing examination
11as provided by this Section but no proof, ruling out any
12medically treatable problem causing hearing loss, shall be
13required.
14    All persons licensed under this Act shall have
15conspicuously displayed in their business establishment a sign
16indicating that formal complaints regarding hearing instrument
17goods or services may be made to the Department. Such sign
18shall give the address and telephone number of the Department.
19All persons purchasing hearing instruments shall be provided
20with a written statement indicating that formal complaints
21regarding hearing instrument goods or services may be made to
22the Department and disclosing the address and telephone number
23of the Department.
24    Any person wishing to make a complaint, against a hearing
25instrument dispenser under this Act, shall file it with the
26Department within 3 years from the date of the action upon

 

 

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1which the complaint is based. The Department shall investigate
2all such complaints.
3    All persons licensed under this Act shall maintain
4liability insurance as set forth by rule and shall be
5responsible for the annual calibration of all audiometers in
6use by such persons. Such annual calibrations shall be in
7conformance with the current standards set by American
8National Standard Institute.
9(Source: P.A. 91-932, eff. 1-1-01.)
 
10    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-495)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
12    Sec. 4. Disclosure; complaints; insurance. The hearing
13instrument professional shall give at no charge to every
14person fitted and sold a hearing aid the "User Instructional
15Brochure", supplied by the hearing aid manufacturer containing
16information required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
17    All hearing instruments or hearing aids must be dispensed
18or sold in accordance with Food and Drug Administration and
19Federal Trade Commission regulations governing the dispensing
20and sale of personal sound amplification products or hearing
21aids.
22    A consumer who purchases an over-the-counter hearing aid
23must be provided a sales receipt at the time of the
24transaction.
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1involving $50 or more is made or contracted to be made, whether
2under a single contract or under multiple contracts, at the
3time of the transaction, the hearing instrument professional
4shall furnish the consumer with a fully completed receipt or
5contract pertaining to that transaction, in substantially the
6same language as that used in the oral presentation to the
7consumer. The receipt or contract provided to the consumer
8shall contain (i) the hearing instrument professional's name,
9license number, business address, business phone number, and
10signature; (ii) the name, address, and signature of the
11hearing instrument consumer; (iii) the name and signature of
12the purchaser if the consumer and the purchaser are not the
13same person; (iv) the hearing aid manufacturer's name, and the
14model and serial numbers; (v) the date of purchase; and (vi)
15the charges required to complete the terms of the sale, which
16must be fully and clearly stated. When the hearing aid is
17delivered to the consumer or purchaser, the serial number
18shall be written on the original receipt or contract and a copy
19shall be given to the consumer or purchaser. If a used hearing
20instrument is sold, the receipt and the container thereof
21shall be clearly marked as "used" or "reconditioned",
22whichever is applicable, with terms of guarantee, if any.
23    The hearing instrument professional or the professional's
24employer shall retain proof of the medical examination for at
25least 3 years from the date of the sale.
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1accompanied by a 30-business day return privilege. The receipt
2or contract provided to the consumer shall state that the
3consumer has a right to return the hearing instrument for a
4refund within 30 business days of the date of delivery. If a
5nonrefundable dispensing fee or restocking fee, or both, will
6be withheld from the consumer in event of return, the terms
7must be clearly stated on the receipt or contract provided to
8the consumer. For purposes of this paragraph, "business day"
9means any calendar day except Saturday, Sunday, or a federal
10holiday.
11    If the parent or guardian of any individual age 17 or under
12is a member of any church or religious denomination, whose
13tenets and practices include reliance upon spiritual means
14through prayer alone and objects to medical treatment and so
15states in writing to the hearing instrument professional, such
16individual shall undergo a hearing examination as provided by
17this Section but no proof, ruling out any medically treatable
18problem causing hearing loss, shall be required.
19    All persons licensed under this Act shall have
20conspicuously displayed in their business establishment a sign
21indicating that formal complaints regarding hearing aid goods
22or services may be made to the Department. Such sign shall give
23the address and telephone number of the Department. All
24persons purchasing hearing aids shall be provided with a
25written statement indicating that formal complaints regarding
26hearing aid goods or services may be made to the Department and

 

 

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1disclosing the address and telephone number of the Department.
2    Any person wishing to make a complaint, against a hearing
3instrument professional under this Act, shall file it with the
4Department within 3 years from the date of the action upon
5which the complaint is based. The Department shall investigate
6all such complaints.
7    All persons licensed under this Act shall maintain
8liability insurance as set forth by rule and shall be
9responsible for the annual calibration of all audiometers in
10use by such persons. Such annual calibrations shall be in
11conformance with the current standards set by American
12National Standard Institute.
13(Source: P.A. 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
14    (225 ILCS 50/4.6)
15    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
16delayed effective date)
17    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
18    Sec. 4.6. Prescription hearing aids for persons age 18 or
19older.
20    (a) A hearing instrument professional may dispense a
21hearing aid to a person age 18 or older in accordance with the
22requirements of this Section.
23    (b) A person age 18 or older must be evaluated by a hearing
24instrument professional in person or via telehealth before
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1older may not waive evaluation by a hearing instrument
2professional unless he or she is replacing a lost or stolen
3hearing aid that is subject to warranty replacement.
4    (c) A hearing instrument professional shall not sell
5prescription hearing aid to anyone age 18 or older if the
6prospective user had a negative finding on the Consumer Ear
7Disease Risk Assessment or a similar standardized assessment.
8The prospective user who had a negative finding on the
9Consumer Ear Disease Risk Assessment or similar standardized
10assessment shall present to the hearing instrument
11professional a written statement, signed by a licensed
12physician, which states that the patient's hearing loss has
13been medically evaluated and the patient is considered a
14candidate for a prescription hearing aid. The medical
15evaluation must have been performed within the 12 months
16immediately preceding the date of the sale of the hearing aid
17to the prospective hearing aid user.
18    (d) A hearing aid prescription for individuals age 18 or
19older must include, at a minimum, the following information:
20        (1) name of the patient;
21        (2) date the prescription is issued;
22        (3) expiration date of the prescription, which may not
23    exceed one year from the date of issuance;
24        (4) name and license number of the prescribing hearing
25    instrument professional;
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1            (A) hearing handicap inventory or similar
2        standardized, evidence-based tool;
3            (B) pure-tone air conduction audiometry;
4            (C) bone conduction testing or consumer ear
5        disease risk assessment or a similar standardized
6        evidence-based tool;
7            (D) recorded speech in quiet, as medically
8        appropriate;
9            (E) recorded speech or digits in noise, as
10        medically medical appropriate;
11        (6) documentation of type and style of hearing aid;
12    and
13        (7) documentation of medical necessity of the
14    recommended features of a hearing aid.
15(Source: P.A. 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
16    (225 ILCS 50/5)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7405)
17    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-495)
18    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
19    Sec. 5. License required. No person shall engage in the
20selling, practice of testing, fitting, selecting,
21recommending, adapting, dispensing, or servicing hearing
22instruments or display a sign, advertise, or represent oneself
23as a person who practices the fitting or selling of hearing
24instruments unless such person holds a current license issued
25by the Department as provided in this Act. Such person shall be

 

 

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1known as a licensed hearing instrument dispenser. Individuals
2licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 of this Act
3shall be deemed qualified to provide tests of human hearing
4and hearing instrument evaluations for the purpose of
5dispensing a hearing instrument for which any State agency may
6contract. The license shall be conspicuously displayed in the
7place of business. Duplicate licenses shall be issued by the
8Department to licensees operating more than one office upon
9the additional payment set forth in this Act. No hearing
10instrument manufacturer may distribute, sell, or otherwise
11provide hearing instruments to any unlicensed hearing care
12professional for the purpose of selling hearing instruments to
13the consumer.
14    Except for violations of the provisions of this Act, or
15the rules promulgated under it, nothing in this Act shall
16prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or
17other entity from engaging in the business of testing,
18fitting, servicing, selecting, dispensing, selling, or
19offering for sale hearing instruments at retail without a
20license, provided it employs only licensed individuals in the
21direct testing, fitting, servicing, selecting, offering for
22sale, or dispensing of such products. Each such corporation,
23partnership, trust, association, or other entity shall file
24with the Department, prior to doing business in this State and
25by July 1 of each calendar year thereafter, on forms
26prescribed by the Department, a list of all licensed hearing

 

 

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1instrument dispensers employed by it and a statement attesting
2that it complies with this Act and the rules promulgated under
3it and the regulations of the Federal Food and Drug
4Administration and the Federal Trade Commission insofar as
5they are applicable.
6(Source: P.A. 99-204, eff. 7-30-15.)
 
7    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-495)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
9    Sec. 5. License required. No person shall engage in the
10selling, practice of testing, fitting, selecting,
11recommending, adapting, dispensing, or servicing hearing aids
12or display a sign, advertise, or represent oneself as a person
13who practices the fitting or selling of hearing aids unless
14such person holds a current license issued by the Department
15as provided in this Act. Such person shall be known as a
16licensed hearing instrument dispenser. Individuals licensed
17pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 of this Act shall be
18deemed qualified to provide tests of human hearing and hearing
19aid evaluations for the purpose of dispensing a hearing aid
20for which any State agency may contract. The license shall be
21conspicuously displayed in the place of business. Duplicate
22licenses shall be issued by the Department to licensees
23operating more than one office upon the additional payment set
24forth in this Act. No hearing aids manufacturer may
25distribute, sell, or otherwise provide hearing aids to any

 

 

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1unlicensed hearing instrument professional for the purpose of
2selling hearing aids to the consumer.
3    Except for violations of the provisions of this Act, or
4the rules promulgated under it, nothing in this Act shall
5prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or
6other entity from engaging in the business of testing,
7fitting, servicing, selecting, dispensing, selling, or
8offering for sale hearing aids aid at retail without a
9license, provided it employs only licensed individuals in the
10direct testing, fitting, servicing, selecting, offering for
11sale, or dispensing of such products. Each such corporation,
12partnership, trust, association, or other entity shall file
13with the Department, prior to doing business in this State and
14by July 1 of each calendar year thereafter, on forms
15prescribed by the Department, a list of all licensed hearing
16instrument dispensers employed by it and a statement attesting
17that it complies with this Act and the rules promulgated under
18it and the regulations of the Federal Food and Drug
19Administration and the Federal Trade Commission insofar as
20they are applicable.
21(Source: P.A. 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 50/6)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7406)
23    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-495)
24    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
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1shall prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association,
2or other organization, maintaining an established business
3address, from engaging in the business of selling or offering
4for sale hearing instruments at retail by mail or by Internet
5to persons 18 years of age or older who have not been examined
6by a licensed physician or tested by a licensed hearing
7instrument dispenser provided that:
8    (a) The organization is registered by the Department prior
9to engaging in business in this State and has paid the fee set
10forth in this Act.
11    (b) The organization files with the Department, prior to
12registration and annually thereafter, a Disclosure Statement
13containing the following:
14        (1) the name under which the organization is doing or
15    intends to do business and the name of any affiliated
16    company which the organization recommends or will
17    recommend to persons as a supplier of goods or services or
18    in connection with other business transactions of the
19    organization;
20        (2) the organization's principal business address and
21    the name and address of its agent in this State authorized
22    to receive service of process;
23        (3) the business form of the organization, whether
24    corporate, partnership, or otherwise and the state or
25    other sovereign power under which the organization is
26    organized;

 

 

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1        (4) the names of the directors or persons performing
2    similar functions and names and addresses of the chief
3    executive officer, and the financial, accounting, sales,
4    and other principal executive officers, if the
5    organization is a corporation, association, or other
6    similar entity; of all general partners, if the
7    organization is a partnership; and of the owner, if the
8    organization is a sole proprietorship, together with a
9    statement of the business background during the past 5
10    years for each such person;
11        (5) a statement as to whether the organization or any
12    person identified in the disclosure statement:
13            (i) has during the 5 year period immediately
14        preceding the date of the disclosure statement been
15        convicted of a felony, pleaded nolo contendere to a
16        felony charge, or been held liable in a civil action by
17        final judgment, if such felony or civil action
18        involved fraud, embezzlement, or misappropriation of
19        property, and a description thereof; or
20            (ii) is subject to any currently effective
21        injunctive or restrictive order as a result of a
22        proceeding or pending action brought by any government
23        agency or department, and a description thereof; or
24            (iii) is a defendant in any pending criminal or
25        material civil action relating to fraud, embezzlement,
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1        antitrust or trade regulation laws of the United
2        States or any state, and a description thereof; or
3            (iv) has during the 5 year period immediately
4        preceding the date of the disclosure statement had
5        entered against such person or organization a final
6        judgment in any material civil proceeding, and a
7        description thereof; or
8            (v) has during the 5 year period immediately
9        preceding the date of the disclosure statement been
10        adjudicated a bankrupt or reorganized due to
11        insolvency or was a principal executive officer or
12        general partner of any company that has been
13        adjudicated a bankrupt or reorganized due to
14        insolvency during such 5 year period, and a
15        description thereof;
16        (6) the length of time the organization and any
17    predecessor of the organization has conducted a business
18    dealing with hearing instrument goods or services;
19        (7) a financial statement of the organization as of
20    the close of the most recent fiscal year of the
21    organization. If the financial statement is filed later
22    than 120 days following the close of the fiscal year of the
23    organization it must be accompanied by a statement of the
24    organization of any material changes in the financial
25    condition of the organization;
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1    without limitation a description of the goods, training
2    programs, supervision, advertising, promotion and other
3    services provided by the organization;
4        (9) a statement of any compensation or other benefit
5    given or promised to a public figure arising, in whole or
6    in part, from (i) the use of the public figure in the name
7    or symbol of the organization or (ii) the endorsement or
8    recommendation of the organization by the public figure in
9    advertisements;
10        (10) a statement setting forth such additional
11    information and such comments and explanations relative to
12    the information contained in the disclosure statement as
13    the organization may desire to present.
14    (b-5) If a device being sold does not meet the definition
15of a hearing instrument or hearing device as stated in this
16Act, the organization shall include a disclaimer in all
17written or electronic promotions. The disclaimer shall include
18the following language:
19        "This is not a hearing instrument or hearing aid as
20    defined in the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act,
21    but a personal amplifier and not intended to replace a
22    properly fitted and calibrated hearing instrument.".
23    (c) The organization files with the Department prior to
24registration and annually thereafter a statement that it
25complies with the Act, the rules issued pursuant to it, and the
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1the Federal Trade Commission insofar as they are applicable.
2    (d) The organization files with the Department at the time
3of registration an irrevocable consent to service of process
4authorizing the Department and any of its successors to be
5served any notice, process, or pleading in any action or
6proceeding against the organization arising out of or in
7connection with any violation of this Act. Such service shall
8have the effect of conferring personal jurisdiction over such
9organization in any court of competent jurisdiction.
10    (e) Before dispensing a hearing instrument to a resident
11of this State, the organization informs the prospective users
12that they need the following for proper fitting of a hearing
13instrument:
14        (1) the results of an audiogram performed within the
15    past 6 months by a licensed audiologist or a licensed
16    hearing instrument dispenser; and
17        (2) an earmold impression obtained from the
18    prospective user and taken by a licensed hearing
19    instrument dispenser or licensed audiologist.
20    (f) The prospective user receives a medical evaluation or
21the organization affords the prospective user an opportunity
22to waive the medical evaluation requirement of Section 4 of
23this Act and the testing requirement of subsection (z) of
24Section 18, provided that the organization:
25        (1) informs the prospective user that the exercise of
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1        (2) does not in any way actively encourage the
2    prospective user to waive the medical evaluation or test;
3    and
4        (3) affords the prospective user the option to sign
5    the following statement:
6            "I have been advised by .......... (hearing
7        instrument dispenser's name) that the Food and Drug
8        Administration and the State of Illinois have
9        determined that my best interest would be served if I
10        had a medical evaluation by a licensed physician,
11        preferably a physician who specialized in diseases of
12        the ear, before purchasing a hearing instrument; or a
13        test by a licensed audiologist or licensed hearing
14        instrument dispenser utilizing established procedures
15        and instrumentation in the fitting of hearing
16        instruments. I do not wish either a medical evaluation
17        or test before purchasing a hearing instrument."
18    (g) Where a sale, lease, or rental of hearing instruments
19is sold or contracted to be sold to a consumer by mail order,
20the consumer may void the contract or sale by notifying the
21seller within 45 business days following that day on which the
22hearing instruments were mailed by the seller to the consumer
23and by returning to the seller in its original condition any
24hearing instrument delivered to the consumer under the
25contract or sale. At the time the hearing instrument is
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1completed receipt or copy of any contract pertaining to the
2sale that contains a "Notice of Cancellation" informing the
3consumer that he or she may cancel the sale at any time within
445 business days and disclosing the date of the mailing and the
5name, address, and telephone number of the seller. In
6immediate proximity to the space reserved in the contract for
7the signature of the consumer, or on the front page of the
8receipt if a contract is not used, and in bold face type of a
9minimum size of 10 points, there shall be a statement in
10substantially the following form:
11        "You, the buyer, may cancel this transaction at any
12    time prior to midnight of the 45th business day after the
13    date of this transaction. See the attached notice of
14    cancellation form for an explanation of this right."
15    Attached to the receipt or contract shall be a completed
16form in duplicate, captioned "NOTICE OF CANCELLATION" which
17shall be easily detachable and which shall contain in at least
1810 point bold face type the following information and
19statements in the same language as that used in the contract:
20
"NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
21
enter date of transaction
22
.........................
23
(DATE)
          
24    YOU MAY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION, WITHOUT ANY PENALTY OR
25OBLIGATION, WITHIN 45 BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE ABOVE DATE.
26    IF YOU CANCEL, ANY PROPERTY TRADED IN, ANY PAYMENTS MADE

 

 

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1BY YOU UNDER THE CONTRACT OR SALE LESS ANY NONREFUNDABLE
2RESTOCKING FEE, AND ANY NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT EXECUTED BY YOU
3WILL BE RETURNED WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS FOLLOWING RECEIPT BY
4THE SELLER OF YOUR CANCELLATION NOTICE AND ALL MERCHANDISE
5PERTAINING TO THIS TRANSACTION, AND ANY SECURITY INTEREST
6ARISING OUT OF THE TRANSACTION WILL BE CANCELLED.
7    IF YOU CANCEL, YOU MUST RETURN TO THE SELLER, IN
8SUBSTANTIALLY AS GOOD CONDITION AS WHEN RECEIVED, ANY GOODS
9DELIVERED TO YOU UNDER THIS CONTRACT OR SALE.
10        TO CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION, MAIL OR DELIVER A SIGNED
11    AND DATED COPY OF THIS CANCELLATION NOTICE OR ANY OTHER
12    WRITTEN NOTICE, OR SEND A TELEGRAM, TO (name of seller),
13    AT (address of seller's place of business) AND (seller's
14    telephone number) NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT OF
15    ...........(date).
16        I HEREBY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION.
17(Date)............
18..................
19(Buyers Signature)"
20    The written "Notice of Cancellation" may be sent by the
21consumer to the seller to cancel the contract. The 45-day
22period does not commence until the consumer is furnished the
23Notice of Cancellation and the address and phone number at
24which such notice to the seller can be given.
25    If the conditions of this Section are met, the seller must
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1consideration given under the contract or for the merchandise
2less a nonrefundable restocking fee.
3    It is an unlawful practice for a seller to: (1) hold a
4consumer responsible for any liability or obligation under any
5mail order transaction if the consumer claims not to have
6received the merchandise unless the merchandise was sent by
7certified mail or other delivery method by which the seller is
8provided with proof of delivery; (2) fail, before furnishing
9copies of the "Notice of Cancellation" to the consumer, to
10complete both copies by entering the name of the seller, the
11address of the seller's place of business, the seller's
12telephone number, the date of the mailing, and the date, not
13earlier than the 45th business day following the date of the
14mailing, by which the consumer may give notice of
15cancellation; (3) include in any contract or receipt any
16confession of judgment or any waiver of any of the rights to
17which the consumer is entitled under this Section including
18specifically his right to cancel the sale in accordance with
19the provisions of this Section; (4) misrepresent in any manner
20the consumer's right to cancel; (5) use any undue influence,
21coercion, or any other wilful act or representation to
22interfere with the consumer's exercise of his rights under
23this Section; (6) fail or refuse to honor any valid notice of
24cancellation and return of merchandise by a consumer and,
25within 10 business days after the receipt of such notice and
26merchandise pertaining to such transaction, to (i) refund

 

 

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1payments made under the contract or sale, (ii) return any
2goods or property traded in, in substantially as good
3condition as when received by the person, (iii) cancel and
4return any negotiable instrument executed by the consumer in
5connection with the contract or sale and take any action
6necessary or appropriate to terminate promptly any security
7interest created in the transaction; (7) negotiate, transfer,
8sell, or assign any note or other evidence of indebtedness to a
9finance company or other third party prior to the 50th
10business day following the day of the mailing; or (8) fail to
11provide the consumer of a hearing instrument with written
12information stating the name, address, and telephone number of
13the Department and informing the consumer that complaints
14regarding hearing instrument goods or services may be made to
15the Department.
16    (h) The organization employs only licensed hearing
17instrument dispensers in the dispensing of hearing instruments
18and files with the Department, by January 1 of each year, a
19list of all licensed hearing instrument dispensers employed by
20it.
21(Source: P.A. 98-362, eff. 8-16-13; 98-827, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
22    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-495)
23    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
24    Sec. 6. Mail order and Internet sales. Nothing in this Act
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1or other organization, maintaining an established business
2address, from engaging in the business of selling or offering
3for sale hearing aids at retail by mail or by Internet to
4persons 18 years of age or older who have not been examined by
5a licensed physician or tested by a licensed hearing
6instrument professional provided that:
7    (a) The organization is registered by the Department prior
8to engaging in business in this State and has paid the fee set
9forth in this Act.
10    (b) The organization files with the Department, prior to
11registration and annually thereafter, a Disclosure Statement
12containing the following:
13        (1) the name under which the organization is doing or
14    intends to do business and the name of any affiliated
15    company which the organization recommends or will
16    recommend to persons as a supplier of goods or services or
17    in connection with other business transactions of the
18    organization;
19        (2) the organization's principal business address and
20    the name and address of its agent in this State authorized
21    to receive service of process;
22        (3) the business form of the organization, whether
23    corporate, partnership, or otherwise and the state or
24    other sovereign power under which the organization is
25    organized;
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1    similar functions and names and addresses of the chief
2    executive officer, and the financial, accounting, sales,
3    and other principal executive officers, if the
4    organization is a corporation, association, or other
5    similar entity; of all general partners, if the
6    organization is a partnership; and of the owner, if the
7    organization is a sole proprietorship, together with a
8    statement of the business background during the past 5
9    years for each such person;
10        (5) a statement as to whether the organization or any
11    person identified in the disclosure statement:
12            (i) has during the 5-year period immediately
13        preceding the date of the disclosure statement been
14        convicted of a felony, pleaded nolo contendere to a
15        felony charge, or been held liable in a civil action by
16        final judgment, if such felony or civil action
17        involved fraud, embezzlement, or misappropriation of
18        property, and a description thereof; or
19            (ii) is subject to any currently effective
20        injunctive or restrictive order as a result of a
21        proceeding or pending action brought by any government
22        agency or department, and a description thereof; or
23            (iii) is a defendant in any pending criminal or
24        material civil action relating to fraud, embezzlement,
25        misappropriation of property or violations of the
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1        States or any state, and a description thereof; or
2            (iv) has during the 5-year period immediately
3        preceding the date of the disclosure statement had
4        entered against such person or organization a final
5        judgment in any material civil proceeding, and a
6        description thereof; or
7            (v) has during the 5-year period immediately
8        preceding the date of the disclosure statement been
9        adjudicated a bankrupt or reorganized due to
10        insolvency or was a principal executive officer or
11        general partner of any company that has been
12        adjudicated a bankrupt or reorganized due to
13        insolvency during such 5-year period, and a
14        description thereof;
15        (6) the length of time the organization and any
16    predecessor of the organization has conducted a business
17    dealing with hearing aid goods or services;
18        (7) a financial statement of the organization as of
19    the close of the most recent fiscal year of the
20    organization. If the financial statement is filed later
21    than 120 days following the close of the fiscal year of the
22    organization it must be accompanied by a statement of the
23    organization of any material changes in the financial
24    condition of the organization;
25        (8) a general description of the business, including
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1    programs, supervision, advertising, promotion and other
2    services provided by the organization;
3        (9) a statement of any compensation or other benefit
4    given or promised to a public figure arising, in whole or
5    in part, from (i) the use of the public figure in the name
6    or symbol of the organization or (ii) the endorsement or
7    recommendation of the organization by the public figure in
8    advertisements;
9        (10) a statement setting forth such additional
10    information and such comments and explanations relative to
11    the information contained in the disclosure statement as
12    the organization may desire to present.
13    (b-5) If a device being sold does not meet the definition
14of an over-the-counter hearing aid or a prescription hearing
15aid, as stated in this Act, the organization shall include a
16disclaimer in all written or electronic promotions. The
17disclaimer shall include the following language:
18        "This is not a hearing instrument or hearing aid as
19    defined in the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act,
20    but a personal sound amplification product and not
21    intended to replace a properly fitted and calibrated
22    hearing aid or treat hearing loss.".
23    (c) The organization files with the Department prior to
24registration and annually thereafter a statement that it
25complies with the Act, the rules issued pursuant to it, and the
26regulations of the Federal Food and Drug Administration and

 

 

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1the Federal Trade Commission insofar as they are applicable.
2    (d) The organization files with the Department at the time
3of registration an irrevocable consent to service of process
4authorizing the Department and any of its successors to be
5served any notice, process, or pleading in any action or
6proceeding against the organization arising out of or in
7connection with any violation of this Act. Such service shall
8have the effect of conferring personal jurisdiction over such
9organization in any court of competent jurisdiction.
10    (e) Before dispensing a hearing aid by mail or over the
11Internet to a resident of this State, the organization informs
12(i) the parent or guardian of a person age 17 or younger that
13he or she must obtain a prescription issued by a licensed
14audiologist or licensed physician that meets the requirements
15of Section 4.5 or (ii) a person age 18 or older that he or she
16must obtain a prescription issued by a hearing instrument
17professional that meets the requirements of Section 4.6.
18    (f) (Blank).:
19    (g) Where a sale, lease, or rental of prescription hearing
20aids are sold or contracted to be sold to a consumer by mail
21order or via the Internet, the consumer may void the contract
22or sale by notifying the seller within 45 business days
23following that day on which the hearing aids were mailed by the
24seller to the consumer and by returning to the seller in its
25original condition any hearing aids delivered to the consumer
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1mailed, the seller shall furnish the consumer with a fully
2completed receipt or copy of any contract pertaining to the
3sale that contains a "Notice of Cancellation" informing the
4consumer that he or she may cancel the sale at any time within
545 business days and disclosing the date of the mailing and the
6name, address, and telephone number of the seller. In
7immediate proximity to the space reserved in the contract for
8the signature of the consumer, or on the front page of the
9receipt if a contract is not used, and in bold face type of a
10minimum size of 10 points, there shall be a statement in
11substantially the following form:
12        "You, the buyer, may cancel this transaction at any
13    time prior to midnight of the 45th business day after the
14    date of this transaction. See the attached notice of
15    cancellation form for an explanation of this right."
16    Attached to the receipt or contract shall be a completed
17form in duplicate, captioned "NOTICE OF CANCELLATION" which
18shall be easily detachable and which shall contain in at least
1910 point bold face type the following information and
20statements in the same language as that used in the contract:
21
"NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
22
enter date of transaction
23
.........................
24
(DATE)
          
25    YOU MAY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION, WITHOUT ANY PENALTY OR
26OBLIGATION, WITHIN 45 BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE ABOVE DATE.

 

 

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1    IF YOU CANCEL, ANY PROPERTY TRADED IN, ANY PAYMENTS MADE
2BY YOU UNDER THE CONTRACT OR SALE LESS ANY NONREFUNDABLE
3RESTOCKING FEE, AND ANY NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT EXECUTED BY YOU
4WILL BE RETURNED WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS FOLLOWING RECEIPT BY
5THE SELLER OF YOUR CANCELLATION NOTICE AND ALL MERCHANDISE
6PERTAINING TO THIS TRANSACTION, AND ANY SECURITY INTEREST
7ARISING OUT OF THE TRANSACTION WILL BE CANCELLED.
8    IF YOU CANCEL, YOU MUST RETURN TO THE SELLER, IN
9SUBSTANTIALLY AS GOOD CONDITION AS WHEN RECEIVED, ANY GOODS
10DELIVERED TO YOU UNDER THIS CONTRACT OR SALE.
11        TO CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION, MAIL OR DELIVER A SIGNED
12    AND DATED COPY OF THIS CANCELLATION NOTICE OR ANY OTHER
13    WRITTEN NOTICE, OR SEND A TELEGRAM, TO (name of seller),
14    AT (address of seller's place of business) AND (seller's
15    telephone number) NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT OF
16    ...........(date).
17        I HEREBY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION.
18(Date)............
19..................
20(Buyers Signature)"
21    The written "Notice of Cancellation" may be sent by the
22consumer to the seller to cancel the contract. The 45-day
23period does not commence until the consumer is furnished the
24Notice of Cancellation and the address and phone number at
25which such notice to the seller can be given.
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1return to the consumer the amount of any payment made or
2consideration given under the contract or for the merchandise
3less a nonrefundable restocking fee.
4    It is an unlawful practice for a seller to: (1) hold a
5consumer responsible for any liability or obligation under any
6mail order transaction if the consumer claims not to have
7received the merchandise unless the merchandise was sent by
8certified mail or other delivery method by which the seller is
9provided with proof of delivery; (2) fail, before furnishing
10copies of the "Notice of Cancellation" to the consumer, to
11complete both copies by entering the name of the seller, the
12address of the seller's place of business, the seller's
13telephone number, the date of the mailing, and the date, not
14earlier than the 45th business day following the date of the
15mailing, by which the consumer may give notice of
16cancellation; (3) include in any contract or receipt any
17confession of judgment or any waiver of any of the rights to
18which the consumer is entitled under this Section including
19specifically his right to cancel the sale in accordance with
20the provisions of this Section; (4) misrepresent in any manner
21the consumer's right to cancel; (5) use any undue influence,
22coercion, or any other wilful act or representation to
23interfere with the consumer's exercise of his rights under
24this Section; (6) fail or refuse to honor any valid notice of
25cancellation and return of merchandise by a consumer and,
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1merchandise pertaining to such transaction, to (i) refund
2payments made under the contract or sale, (ii) return any
3goods or property traded in, in substantially as good
4condition as when received by the person, (iii) cancel and
5return any negotiable instrument executed by the consumer in
6connection with the contract or sale and take any action
7necessary or appropriate to terminate promptly any security
8interest created in the transaction; (7) negotiate, transfer,
9sell, or assign any note or other evidence of indebtedness to a
10finance company or other third party prior to the 50th
11business day following the day of the mailing; or (8) fail to
12provide the consumer of a hearing aid with written information
13stating the name, address, and telephone number of the
14Department and informing the consumer that complaints
15regarding hearing aid goods or services may be made to the
16Department.
17    (h) The organization employs only licensed hearing
18instrument professionals in the dispensing of hearing aids and
19files with the Department, by January 1 of each year, a list of
20all licensed hearing instrument professionals employed by it.
21(Source: P.A. 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
22    (225 ILCS 50/9)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7409)
23    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-495)
24    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
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1Section 8 shall be set forth by rule and demonstrate the
2applicant's technical qualifications by:
3        (a) Tests of knowledge in the following areas as they
4    pertain to the testing, selecting, recommending, fitting,
5    and selling of hearing instruments:
6            (1) characteristics of sound;
7            (2) the nature of the ear; and
8            (3) the function and maintenance of hearing
9        instruments.
10        (b) Practical tests of proficiency in techniques as
11    they pertain to the fitting of hearing instruments shall
12    be prescribed by the Department, set forth by rule, and
13    include candidate qualifications in the following areas:
14            (1) pure tone audiometry including air conduction
15        testing and bone conduction testing;
16            (2) live voice or recorded voice speech
17        audiometry, including speech reception, threshold
18        testing and speech discrimination testing;
19            (3) masking;
20            (4) proper selection and adaptation of a hearing
21        instrument;
22            (5) taking earmold impressions;
23            (6) proper maintenance procedures; and
24            (7) a general knowledge of the medical and
25        physical contra-indications to the use and fitting of
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1        (c) Knowledge of the general medical and hearing
2    rehabilitation facilities in the area being served.
3        (d) Knowledge of the provisions of this Act and the
4    rules promulgated hereunder.
5(Source: P.A. 96-683, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
6    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-495)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
8    Sec. 9. Areas of examination. The examination required by
9Section 8 shall be set forth by rule and demonstrate the
10applicant's technical qualifications by:
11        (a) Tests of knowledge in the following areas as they
12    pertain to the testing, selecting, recommending, fitting,
13    and selling of hearing aids:
14            (1) characteristics of sound;
15            (2) the nature of the ear; and
16            (3) the function and maintenance of hearing aids.
17        (b) Practical tests of proficiency in techniques as
18    they pertain to the fitting of hearing aids shall be
19    prescribed by the Department, set forth by rule, and
20    include candidate qualifications in the following areas:
21            (1) pure-tone pure tone audiometry including air
22        conduction testing and bone conduction testing;
23            (2) live voice or recorded voice speech
24        audiometry, including speech reception, threshold
25        testing and speech discrimination testing;

 

 

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1            (3) masking;
2            (4) proper selection and adaptation of a hearing
3        instrument;
4            (5) taking earmold impressions;
5            (6) proper maintenance procedures; and
6            (7) a general knowledge of the medical and
7        physical contra-indications to the use and fitting of
8        a hearing aid aids.
9        (c) Knowledge of the general medical and hearing
10    rehabilitation facilities in the area being served.
11        (d) Knowledge of the provisions of this Act and the
12    rules promulgated hereunder.
13(Source: P.A. 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
14    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
15changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
16that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
17represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
18not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
19made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
20Public Act.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.".