Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2165 - Board of Examiners for Hearing Instrument Specialists
Chapter 3 - Code of Ethics
Section 20 CSR 2165-3.030 - Medical Clearance and Waivers
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment explains the requirements and responsibilities of licensee's and how a licensee should represent him/herself to the public.
(1) All licensees shall clearly communicate to every purchaser, prior to the purchase, that s/he is not conducting an examination, diagnosis, or prescription by a person licensed to practice medicine in the state of Missouri, and therefore his/her opinions must not be regarded as medical opinion or advice.
(2) It shall be an unfair or deceptive practice for the licensee to misrepresent, either directly or by implication that the services of a physician have been used in the designing or manufacturing of hearing instruments, or in the selection, fitting, adjustment, maintenance, or repair of hearing instruments or ancillary products unless it is true.
(3) A licensee shall not represent, directly or by implication, in any manner as to have the capacity and tendency to mislead prospective purchasers into the belief that justifies disparagement of physicians or any other professional in the medical community.
(4) Should a purchaser refuse to consult a physician after being advised to do so by the licensee, the purchaser must sign a medical waiver, in accordance with federal law, which must be a part of or attached to the purchase agreement.
*Original authority 1973, amended 1981, 1993, 1995.
