Texas Occupations Code

§ 401.404 — HEARING INSTRUMENT SALES TO MINORS

OC § 401.404Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part G. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO HEARING, SPEECH, AND DYSLEXIA · Ch. 401. SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS · Art. I. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER

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(a)A licensed audiologist may not sell a hearing instrument to a person under 18 years of age unless the person or the parent or guardian of the person presents to the audiologist a written statement signed by a licensed physician stating that:

(1)the person's hearing loss has been medically evaluated during the six-month period preceding the date the statement is presented; and

(2)the person may be considered a candidate for a hearing instrument.

(b)Whenever practicable, the medical evaluation described by Subsection (a)(1) should be performed by a licensed physician who specializes in diseases of the ear. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 783 (S.B. 905), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.