An Act to Ame11d Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1413
Committee Amendment CA_A_S86 (Senate)
Amends: 32 MRSA §17305

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A 
"to S.P. 552, L.D. ~413, "An Act to Ame11d Laws 
Governing Hearing Aid Dealers and Health Insurance fo Allow an Exception to Ce11ain 
Hearing Examination Requirements
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• Amend the bill by stdking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act to Amend Laws Governing Hearing Aid o·ealei·s to Allow an Ex·ception to 
Ce1·tain Heal'ing Examination Requirements' 
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Ameqd the bill by striking out everything after the.enacting clause an.d insetting the 
following: 
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'Sec, 1. 32 MRSA §17305, sub-§6, ~, as enacted by PL 2007, c:369, Pt. C,.§3 
and affected by §5, is amended to read: 
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K. A Except as authorized in this paragraph, a dealer-licensee may' not s~II or fu1·nish 
a hearing aid to a person 18 years of age or you11ger withouta written statei11ent, signed 
by a physician with specialized trnining in the field of otolaryngology,·that the person 
has had an ear or hearing examination within 90 days of the purchase or furnishing of 
the hearing aid and that a hearing aid is recommended for the person. The board shall 
adopt rules for the requirements for reexamination. Rules adopted pursuant to this 
paragraph am routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
The board shall by rule list and define ce1tain medical conditions affecting hearing. If 
a dealer has notice of the existence of one or more of the conditions in the case of a 
prnspective purchaser of a hearing aid, whether by the dealer-licensee
1s observation of 
the prospective purchaser or by information furnished by the prnspective purchaser, 
fitting of the hearing aid must be delayed until the purchaser has had an ear or hearing 
examination administered by a physician with specialized training in the field of 
otolaryngology or by an audiologist who, as a result of such an examination, 
recommends in writing a hearing aid for the prospective pm-chaser, Unless prohibited 
by federnl law or regulation, a dealer-licensee may sell or furnish a replacement hearing 
aid of the same specifications as the ol'iginal hearing aid to a pl'Ospective purchaser of 
any age without evidence that the prospective pmchase1· has had a recent ear or hearing 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" /J-"toS.P. 552, L.D. 1413 (s··B&>) 
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examination if the prospective pm-chaser typically wears or is citrrently using a hearing 
aid: is seeking to 1·eplace a t·ecently lost, stolen, bl'Oken or failirig hearing aid: and is 
unable to attend a hearing examination because the pl'Ospective purchase,· is too ill or 
infilm to do so safely. 
Nothing in this This chapter may not be construed to require an ear or .hearing 
examination by a physician 01· audiologist of a person who objects to the examination 
on the grounds that the examination conflicts with the tenets and prnctices of a chmch 
or religious denomination of which the person is a member or adhernnt.' 
Amend the bill by relettel'ing or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter or section 
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m11J1ber to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title, The aniendment pl'Ovides an 
exception to any requirement that an individual over the age of 18 be required to have a 
hearing examination prior to receiving a replacement hearing aid if the individual is too ill 
or infirm to do so safely. 
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FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/09/25 LRL 
LD 1413 
LR 2118(02) 
An Act to Amend Laws Governing Hearing Aid Dealers and Health Insurance to Allow an Exc~ption 
to Certain Hearing Examination Requirements 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'Jr"( S ~'&'~ 
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Additional costs to the Board of Speech, Audiology and Hearing to adopt the provisions of this legislation can be 
absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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