N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-8.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:35-8.13 - Hearing testing

(a) No hearing aid shall be sold to a person who has not first been given a hearing examination, within the previous six months, utilizing appropriate established procedures and instrumentation for the measurement of the hearing and the fitting of hearing aids, unless the dispensing consists solely of making an exact make and model replacement or spare aid of an immediately preceding hearing aid fitted within the last 12 months.

1. The appropriate hearing test which must precede any hearing aid fitting shall include at a minimum pure tone air conduction and bone conduction thresholds. In such cases, the testing shall be performed under conditions suitable to obtain valid and reliable thresholds.

2. Where indicated, SRT, MCL, TD, speech discrimination and other tests which may be necessary shall be provided by using customary and appropriate instrumentation.

(b) A significant air bone gap as referred to in 45:9A-24(f) shall be a gap of 15 db or more measured at 500 HZ, 1,000 HZ or 2,000 HZ. In the event that there is a gap at any of these frequencies, or higher, the individual shall be referred to a medical doctor. A written waiver of the individual's right to be examined by a medical doctor may be accepted.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-8.13

Recodified from 13:35-8.11 by R.1994 d.595, effective 12/5/1994.
See: 26 N.J.R. 1301(b), 26 N.J.R. 4780(b).
Petition for Rulemaking.
See: 30 N.J.R. 2528(a).
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 13:35-8.12 by R.1998 d.372, effective 7/20/1998.
See: 30 N.J.R. 1191(a), 30 N.J.R. 2633(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 13:35-8.13, Advertising and Solicitation, was recodified to N.J.A.C. 13:35-8.14.
Petition for Rulemaking.
See: 30 N.J.R. 4294(b).
Amended by R.2011 d.155, effective 6/6/2011.
See: 42 N.J.R. 1310(a), 43 N.J.R. 1359(b).
In the introductory paragraph of (a), inserted "within the previous six months,".