Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2539.8 · Article 9. Dispensing Audiologists
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2539.8
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
No hearing aid shall be sold by an individual licensed as an audiologist 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. 2009, Ch. 309, Sec. 12. (AB 1535) Effective January 1, 2010.
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