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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 1104

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Relating to: information and demonstration requirements for hearing instrument specialists and audiologists. (FE)

Audiologist Deaf and hearing impaired Hearing instrument specialist

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Subject to certain exceptions, this bill requires a hearing instrument specialist

or an audiologist, at the time of an initial examination for the fitting and sale of a

hearing aid, to inform the prospective client or other purchaser about the operation

and benefits of hearing aids with features, such as telecoils, that can provide a direct

connection between the hearing aid and an assistive listening system. If the client

or other purchaser purchases such a hearing aid, the hearing instrument specialist

or audiologist must demonstrate for the client or purchaser the proper use of the

technology.

In addition, the bill requires a hearing instrument specialist or audiologist,

when delivering a receipt to a person supplied with a hearing aid, to include in the

receipt language requiring the client or other purchaser to verify that the client or

purchaser has received any required information about hearing aids with features,

such as telecoils, and, if the client or purchaser has purchased such a hearing aid,

that the client or purchaser has been provided the required demonstration on its use.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , B. Meyers (D) , Baldeh (D) , Brostoff (D) , Cabrera (D) , Emerson (D) , Hebl (D) , Hong (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

3 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Bewley (D) , Larson (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Brostoff, B. Meyers, Sinicki, Emerson, Spreitzer, Hebl, Shelton, Milroy, Baldeh, Ohnstad, Hong, Anderson, Cabrera, Stubbs and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Bewley and Agard

  2. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  4. Jun 2, 2022 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received