N.J. Admin. Code § 10:64-2.8

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 10:64-2.8 - Standards for environment and equipment used for audiologic and hearing aid testing

(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.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:64-2.8

Amended by R.2001 d.71, effective 3/5/2001.
See: 32 New Jersey Register 3965(a), 33 New Jersey Register 793(a).
In (a)1, substituted "beneficiary's" for "recipient's".
Amended by R.2006 d.289, effective 8/21/2006.
See: 38 New Jersey Register 1385(a), 38 New Jersey Register 3304(a).
Rewrote the introductory paragraph of (a); in (b), inserted ", as amended and supplemented", and deleted the last sentence.