Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 216 - Department of health
Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation
Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing
Part 31 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters (216-RICR-40-05-31)
Section 216-RICR-40-05-31.2 - Definitions
Universal Citation: 216 RI Code of Rules 40 05 31.2
Current through September 18, 2024
A. Wherever used in this Part, the terms listed below shall be construed as follows:
1. "Act" means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-49,
entitled "Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters."
2. "Audiologist" means a person who has been
awarded a certificate of competency by the American Speech and Hearing
Association and who is duly licensed by the Department.
3. "The Board" means the Board of Hearing Aid
Dealers and Fitters.
4.
"Certificate of need" means the documentation of a medical evaluation that is
required prior to the purchase of a hearing aid in accordance with federal and
state laws.
5. "Direct
supervision," means the licensed hearing aid dealer and fitter personally
authorizes and oversees the activities of the temporary permit holder, remains
on-site while these activities are being performed, and reviews the
results.
6. "Department" means the
Department of Health.
7. "Hearing
aid" means any wearable instrument or device designed for or offered for the
purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing and any parts,
attachments, or accessories, including ear mold, but excluding batteries and
cords.
8. "License" means a license
issued by the state under the Act to hearing aid dealers and fitters.
9. "Practice of fitting and dealing in
hearing aids" means the evaluation and measurement of human hearing by means of
an audiometer or by any other means solely for the purpose of making
selections, adaptations, or sale of hearing aids. The term also includes the
making of impressions for ear molds. This term does not include the making of
audiograms for a physician or a member of related professions for use in
consultation with the hard of hearing.
10. "Sell" or "Sale" means any transfer of
title or of the right to use by lease, bailment, or any other contract,
excluding wholesale transactions with distributors or dealers.
11. "Temporary permit" means a permit issued
while the applicant is in training to become a licensed hearing aid dealer and
fitter.
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