Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 24.150 - BOARD OF HEARING AID DISPENSERS
Subchapter 24.150.6 - Testing and Transactional Documents
Rule 24.150.601 - MINIMUM TESTING

Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 24.150.601

Current through Register Vol. 6, March 25, 2022

(1) The following tests shall be performed as specified:

(a) air conduction tests shall be conducted bilaterally in accordance with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard frequencies of 250-500-1000-2000 -4000-6000 hertz. Appropriate masking shall be used.

(b) bone conduction tests shall be conducted bilaterally, if appropriate, on every patient in accordance with ANSI standards at 500-1000-2000-4000 hertz. Appropriate masking shall be used.

(c) speech reception threshold and discrimination testing shall be conducted in a quiet environment, with appropriate masking used and measurement of user discomfort level.

(2) At the time of fitting or during the trial period, the dispenser will verify and validate the hearing aid fitting and document the results according to generally accepted standards of practice to objectively analyze aided performance and establish the patient's perceived improvement.

(3) All audiometers shall be calibrated to ANSI standards once a year.

(4) The board may randomly audit up to 50 percent of renewed licensees for calibration compliance.

Mont. Admin. R. 24.150.601

NEW, 1989 MAR p. 1840, Eff. 11/10/89; AMD, 1993 MAR p. 534, Eff. 4/16/93; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 832, Eff. 5/6/97; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 2514, Eff. 9/22/00; AMD, 2001 MAR p. 781, Eff. 5/11/01; AMD, 2001 MAR p. 2422, Eff. 12/7/01; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 82, Eff. 12/7/01; TRANS, from Commerce, 2002 MAR p. 395; AMD and TRANS, from 24.150.502, 2010 MAR p. 1085, Eff. 4/30/10; AMD,2019 MAR p. 1862, Eff.10/19/2019

AUTH: 37-16-202, MCA IMP: 37-16-202, MCA

This section was updated on 10/22/2019 by overlay.

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