Indiana Administrative Code
Title 844 - MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA
Article 9 - HEARING AID DEALERS
Rule 6 - Supervision; Standards of Conduct
Section 6-3 - Standards of conduct

(1) Give a truthful, candid, and complete account of the client's condition to the client or to those responsible for the client's care.

(2) Exercise reasonable care and diligence in providing services to clients based upon generally accepted scientific principles, methods, and current professional theory and practice.

(3) Make reasonable efforts to obtain a consultation with a physician or audiologist whenever requested to do so by a client or by those responsible for a client's care.

(4) Report unlawful activity of any other registrant or student to the committee or medical licensing board.

(5) Maintain appropriate audiometric measurement equipment to assess hearing loss to include air conduction, bone conduction, speech reception thresholds, speech discrimination, MCLs and UCLs, and masking capability. He or she will also have appropriate tools to evaluate the condition of the external auditory canal and visualize the tympanic membrane. All evaluation equipment must be calibrated yearly if indicated.

(6) Maintain an appropriate laboratory for the modification, repair, and/or cleaning of hearing aids and accessories.

(7) Maintain an appropriate filing system, which includes a client's personal and appropriate medical history, audiometric results, and hearing aid information (including warranties and spec sheets) as well as appropriate medical clearances or medical waivers.