California Business and Professions Code

§ 2538.36

BPC § 2538.36 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 2 · Ch. 5.3 · Art. 8

Statute text

(a)Whenever any of the following conditions are found to exist, either from observations by the licensee or based on information furnished by the prospective hearing aid user, a licensee shall, before fitting or selling a hearing aid to any individual, suggest to that individual in writing that it would be in the individual’s best interest to consult with a licensed physician and surgeon specializing in diseases of the ear, or, if none are available in the community, then to any duly licensed physician and surgeon:

(1)Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear.

(2)History of, or active drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 510, Sec. 16. (SB 887) Effective January 1, 2024.