Code of Massachusetts Regulations
265 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF HEARING INSTRUMENT SPECIALISTS
Title 265 CMR 7.00 - Professional Competence and Conduct
Section 7.04 - Conduct of Home Visits
Universal Citation: 265 MA Code of Regs 265.7
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Limited Authorization. A registrant is authorized to provide hearing instrument dispensing services to a client in such client's residence only if the following limited circumstances are present:
(a) the client requests such home visit for
services;
(b) the registrant fully
discloses to the customer that any services provided at a residence may be
without the benefit of certain test equipment available at the registrant's
place of business;
(c) the home
visit is prearranged and scheduled for an agreed upon date and time.
(2) Fees Applying to Home Visits.
(a) A reasonable
surcharge may be added to a client's bill for a home visit by a
registrant.
(b) Other than the
surcharge, all fees for services rendered and products supplied shall be the
same for a home visit as those assessed at the registrant's place of
business.
(c) The surcharge for
home visits must be the same or comparable for all clients and shall be
disclosed to the client at the time the home visit is requested and clearly
noted on the customer's bill.
(3) While in a client's house, a registrant shall act in a professional and courteous manner and only enter rooms that he or she is invited into by the client, and if asked to leave the residence by the client, the registrant shall leave immediately.
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