Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2538.37 · Article 8. Hearing Aid Dispensers
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2538.37
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No hearing aid shall be sold by an individual licensed under this chapter, to a person 16 years of age or younger, unless within the preceding six months a recommendation for a hearing aid has been made by both a board-certified, or a board-eligible physician specializing in otolaryngology, and by a state licensed audiologist. A replacement of an identical hearing aid within one year shall be an exception to this requirement.
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History
Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 449, Sec. 9. (SB 933) Effective January 1, 2012.
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