Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech
Section 246-828-270 - Personal disclosure

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-828-270

Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024

A licensed audiologist or hearing aid specialist who contacts a patient or client away from the licensee's place of business must:

(1)When the contact is in person, present the prospective patient or client with written notice of:

(a) Licensee's name, business name, business address and telephone number; and

(b) Licensee's department-issued credential number .

(2)When a licensee contacts a patient or client by telephone the licensee must disclose the licensee's name, the name and address of the licensee's establishment, and the purpose of call.

(3) When the contact is through a direct mail piece or other advertising initiated by the licensee, the material must clearly show the licensee's establishment name and establishment address If in-person or telephone contact is made as a result of the direct mail or other advertising, the prospective patient or client must be offered the licensee's establishment phone number.

Statutory Authority: RCW 18.35.161. 04-02-068, § 246-828-270, filed 1/7/04, effective 2/7/04; 98-06-079, § 246-828-270, filed 3/3/98, effective 4/3/98; 91-11-032 (Order 166B), § 246-828-270, filed 5/8/91, effective 6/8/91; 91-11-031 (Order 165B), recodified as § 246-828-270, filed 5/8/91, effective 6/8/91; 85-23-065 (Order PL 563), § 308-50-310, filed 11/19/85; Order PL 159, § 308-50-310, filed 2/8/74.

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