Current through October 31, 2024
Rule 15-19-60-6.5.3 - Duty to Consumer:1. Competence in the fitting or selling of hearing aids will include performance of the appropriate work-up to assure adequate satisfaction with the hearing aid(s) by each consumer. Documented evidence in each consumer's record should demonstrate: a. Establishment of consumer's needs for hearing aid amplification. This will include an accurate pure-tone air and bone audiogram and speech tests (SRT and SDS) with headphones.b. Evaluation of the consumer's hearing function after the dispensing of selected aid(s). This will usually be accomplished by aided tests, using speech material and/or other sound (free) field stimuli, or a customer satisfaction statement.2. Advertising a. A licensee shall not make false, deceptive or misleading public communication about the licensee's service. A public communication is false, deceptive or misleading if it: i. contains a material misrepresentation of fact or law, or omits a fact necessary to make the statement considered as a whole not materially misleading; orii. is likely to create an unjustified expectation about results the licensee can achieve; oriii. compares the licensee's services or fees with other licensees' services or fees.b. Any public communication through a written medium shall contain such statement in type no smaller than the largest size type used to list the areas of practice. Any public communication through an electronic medium shall contain such statement at a time and in a tone and manner so as to clearly convey the required information to the listener or viewer.3. Responsibility: A hearing aid specialist shall deliver to each person supplied with one (1) or more hearing aids a bill of sale that contains, at a minimum: a. the licensee's signature, license number and regular office addressb. a description of the make and model of the hearing aid(s)c. the serial number(s) of the hearing aid(s) (This requirement may be fulfilled when the hearing aid(s) are delivered to the client.)e. the condition of the hearing aid(s), i.e., whether new, used, or rebuilt15 Miss. Code. R. 19-60-6.5.3