New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 64 - HEARING AID SERVICES
Subchapter 2 - PROVISIONS OF SERVICES
Section 10:64-2.8 - Standards for environment and equipment used for audiologic and hearing aid testing

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:64-2.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) The audiological examination and hearing aid testing shall be performed in an environment that meets standards published by the American National Standards Institute as ANSI S3.1-1991 Maximum Permissible Ambient Noise for Audiometric Test Rooms, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.

1. Standards for the test environment may be waived in the rare case when a good hearing aid candidate cannot be moved due to severe health problems. In these situations, dispensers shall test the candidate within the environment available, approximate, to the extent possible, the standards described in (a) above, and document the testing conditions in the beneficiary's record.

(b) Audiometers used shall meet current standards published by the American National Standards Institute ANSI S3.6-1989 American National Standard Specification for Audiometers, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.

(c) Calibration of audiometers shall be performed at least annually by electroacoustic instrumentation for frequency, intensity, linearity, sound field, and special function.

(d) A written log shall be maintained for annual audiometric calibrations and signed by the individual performing the calibration.

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