Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) A
receipt or contract shall be provided to each person supplied with a hearing
aid. It shall contain the licensee's signature, physical business address,
state license number, make and model specifications of the hearing aid
purchased, and full terms of the sale clearly stated. If applicable, the
receipt shall be clearly marked as "used" or "reconditioned", with any terms of
guarantee.
(b) The receipt or
contract for a hearing aid shall include an original signature of a licensed
hearing aid dealer and fitter. The holder of a temporary license may not issue
a receipt unless the original signature of the direct supervisor also appears
on the receipt or contract. The receipt shall have the state license number of
both the licensed hearing aid dealer and fitter and the temporary licensed
person.
(c) A hearing aid
provider shall provide a thirty-day rescission period on a hearing aid purchase
consistent with the following terms:
(1)
The purchaser shall have the
right to cancel for any reason if the hearing aid is returned to the hearing
aid provider in the same condition as when purchased, ordinary wear and tear
excepted, within thirty (30) days of the date of receipt of the hearing aid.
The thirty-day recession period shall be tolled for any period during which the
hearing aid provider takes possession or control of a hearing aid after its
original delivery.
(2)
The purchaser is entitled to receive a full refund of the purchase
price, provided the hearing aid provider may be entitled to a cancellation fee
no greater than ten percent (10%) of the total purchase price for the hearing
aid or One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) per hearing aid, whichever is
less.
(3)
The
hearing receipt or contract shall include, in immediate proximity to the space
reserved for the signature of the purchaser, the specific statement in all
bold-faced type capital letters no smaller than the largest print used in the
written receipt or contract: OKLAHOMA STATE LAW GIVES THE PURCHASER THE RIGHT
TO CANCEL THIS PURCHASE FOR ANY REASON BY RETURNING THE HEARING AID TO THE
HEARING AID PROVIDER AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRTIETH CALENDAR
DAY AFTER RECEIPT OF THE HEARING AID. BY LAW, THE HEARING AID PROVIDER MAY BE
ENTITLED TO A CANCELLATION FEE NOT TO EXCEED TEN PERCENT (10%) OF THE TOTAL
PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE HEARING AID OR ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($150.00) PER
HEARING AID, WHICHEVER IS LESS, TO COVER THE COSTS INCURRED BY THE HEARING AID
PROVIDER. IF THE PURCHASER RETURNS THE HEARING AID WITHIN THE THIRTY-DAY
PERIOD, THE PURCHASER WILL RECEIVE A REFUND OF $__.00 (HEARING AID PROVIDER
MUST INSERT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THE REFUND). IF THE HEARING AID PROVIDER FAILS
TO COMPLY WITH THIS PROVISIONS, COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO: OKLAHOMA
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING DIVISION 123 ROBERT S. KERR
AVENUE OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102 [Title 15 O.S. §
764.1(B)(3)
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