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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 675 - HEARING SCREENING › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 675.10 - Applicability

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a) The Child Vision
				and Hearing Test Act authorizes the Department to administer a program of
				hearing screening services for Illinois children. Hearing screening services
				must be administered to all children by certified hearing screening technicians
				or licensed audiologists using the criteria established under the Act. This
				Part applies to hearing screening services required under the Act.
b) The Department shall delegate
				responsibility to other State agencies, local health departments, school
				districts, or other community agencies, to develop and maintain periodic vision
				and hearing screening services. The Department shall make these delegations in
				conformance with existing services and with the agreement of the entity
				receiving the delegation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 675 - HEARING SCREENING › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 675.20 - Definitions

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As used in this Part:
"Act" means the Child Vision and Hearing Test Act [410 ILCS
				  205 ].
"Audiological Review" means a review of hearing screening
				  results by an audiologist.
"Audiologist" means any person licensed to provide audiology
				  services as provided in the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
				  Practice Act [225 ILCS 110 ].
"Calibration Check" means a listening and visual observation
				  and an electro-acoustic evaluation of the audiometer to include frequency
				  count, attenuator linearity, and earphone sound pressure level output.
"Certified Hearing Screening Technician" means a person who
				  has successfully completed the requirements of the training, written
				  examination and practicum evaluation provided through the Department and who
				  holds a valid Hearing Screening Technician Certificate issued by the
				  Department.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Public
				  Health.
"Educational Screening" means a review of the student's
				  current grade placement; classroom functioning level; achievement scores;
				  teachers' ratings of classroom performance regarding attention and
				  concentration, reading, arithmetic, spelling, oral language and written
				  language skills; and teachers' descriptions of oral and written language
				  performance, ability to hear in the classroom, and speech development.
"Hearing Screening Services" means on-going programs of:
				  community education regarding the identification, prevention, cause, nature and
				  effects of hearing impairments, program planning, management, evaluation,
				  reporting, identification audiometry, referral, and follow-up
				  procedures.
"Physician" means any person licensed to practice medicine in
				  all its branches as provided in the Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60
				  ].
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 675 - HEARING SCREENING › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 675.30 - Incorporated Materials

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a) The
				following document is incorporated in this Part:
ANSI 3.6, 1996 (ASA81)
Specifications for Audiometers
American National Standards Institute
1430 Broadway
New York, New York 10018, or
ASA Standards Distribution Center
1650 Bluegrass Lakes Parkway
Alpharetta GA 30239-6996
b) This incorporation by reference refers to
				the materials on the date specified.
c) Copies of the incorporated document are
				available for inspection and duplication by the public at the Department's
				Central Office, Office of Health and Wellness, Division of Health Assessment
				and Screening, 535 West Jefferson Street, Springfield, Illinois
				62761.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 675 - HEARING SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS, PROCEDURES, TECHNIQUES AND CRITERIA FOR HEARING SCREENING › Section 675.100 - Instrumentation

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a) Pure-tone
				audiometers utilized for identification audiometry must comply with minimum
				specifications established by the American National Standards Institute as
				published in the American National Standard Specifications for Audiometers.
				(ANSI 3.6 1996)
b) Pure-tone
				audiometers utilized for identification audiometry must undergo an
				electro-acoustic coupler calibration check a minimum of once per calendar year.
				The electro-acoustic calibration check shall include the following
				measurements:
1) frequency count;
2) attenuator linearity; and
3) earphone sound pressure level
				output.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 675 - HEARING SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS, PROCEDURES, TECHNIQUES AND CRITERIA FOR HEARING SCREENING › Section 675.110 - Frequency of Screening

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a) Hearing
				screening services shall be provided annually for all preschool children three
				years of age or older in any public or private educational program or licensed
				child care facility.
b) Hearing
				screening services shall be provided annually for all school age children who
				are in grades K (kindergarten), 1, 2, and 3; are in any special education
				class; have been referred by a teacher; or are transfer students. These
				screening services shall be provided in all public, private, and parochial
				schools. Hearing screening is recommended in grades 4, 6, 8, 10, and
				12.
c) In lieu of the screening
				services required in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section, a completed and
				signed report form, indicating that the child has had an ear examination by a
				physician and an audiological evaluation completed by an audiologist within the
				previous 12 months is acceptable.
d) In cases of known hearing loss, an
				audiological evaluation completed by an audiologist within the previous 12
				months may be accepted instead of threshold monitoring services.
e) Hearing screening services in public,
				private and parochial schools shall be provided annually for all special
				education children using screening methods contained in Section
				675.120
				of this Part.
f) The parent or
				legal guardian of a student may object to hearing screening tests for their
				children on religious grounds. If a religious objection is made, a written and
				signed statement from the parent or legal guardian detailing such objections
				must be presented to the local school authority. General philosophical or moral
				reluctance to allow hearing screening will not provide a sufficient basis for
				an exception to statutory requirements.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 675 - HEARING SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS, PROCEDURES, TECHNIQUES AND CRITERIA FOR HEARING SCREENING › Section 675.120 - Identification Audiometry

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a)
				Screening Procedures
1) For the screening
				stage of identification audiometry, the following pure-tone frequencies and
				intensity levels shall be used:
Test Frequencies in
Screening Levels in
Cycles Per Second
Decibels
500 Hz
25 dB
1000 Hz
25 dB
2000 Hz
25 dB
4000 Hz
25 dB
2)
				If a child fails to hear any tone at 25 dB, you should immediately raise the
				level to 35 dB and present it again. If the child responds at the 35 dB level,
				move on to the next test frequency and present the tone at 25 dB. In the event
				the child's condition is such that recommended screening procedures are not
				applicable, the child should receive alternative services if the child is
				considered at risk for hearing difficulties.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 675 - HEARING SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS, PROCEDURES, TECHNIQUES AND CRITERIA FOR HEARING SCREENING › Section 675.130 - Referral Criteria

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a) A child
				is considered to have "failed" the threshold test and is referred for a medical
				examination and an educational screening evaluation if either or both of the
				following criteria are met:
1) Any two speech
				frequencies (500-1000-2000 Hz) in the same ear which fall on or below the
				referral line, or
2) Any two
				consecutive frequencies in the same ear which fall on or below the referral
				line (250-500, 2000-4000 or 4000-8000 Hz).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 675 - HEARING SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS, PROCEDURES, TECHNIQUES AND CRITERIA FOR HEARING SCREENING › Section 675.140 - Referral

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a) Medical
				examination must be immediately recommended in written form to parents or
				guardians of all children who meet the referral criteria specified in Section
				675.130 as a
				result of threshold testing. The names of these children shall be reported to
				the local education agency (LEA), or its designee, for educational screening,
				including audiological review.
b)
				The screening agent or its designee shall initiate recommendations for medical
				examination, educational screening, and further audiological evaluation and
				shall coordinate those activities necessary to complete medical management of
				the child suspected of a hearing impairment.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 675 - HEARING SCREENING › Subpart C - GENERAL STANDARDS FOR TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE HEARING SCREENING SERVICES › Section 675.200 - Hearing Screening Personnel

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Hearing screening services shall be provided by a hearing
				  screening technician trained and certified by the Department. Any person with a
				  high school education or its equivalent who is working in or supervising or has
				  an agreement to work in or supervise a school hearing screening program may
				  apply for training.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 675 - HEARING SCREENING › Subpart C - GENERAL STANDARDS FOR TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE HEARING SCREENING SERVICES › Section 675.210 - Application for Training and Certification

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An applicant for training and certification as a hearing
				  screening technician shall complete and submit to the Department an Application
				  for Training and Certification Form, provided by the
				  Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 675 - HEARING SCREENING › Subpart C - GENERAL STANDARDS FOR TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE HEARING SCREENING SERVICES › Section 675.220 - Training for Hearing Screening Technicians

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a) The Department shall provide or authorize
				a training course to prepare persons to qualify for a hearing screening
				services certificate.
b) The
				training course for hearing screening technicians shall include, but shall not
				be limited to, the following topics: establishing and managing a hearing
				conservation program, hearing conservation for children, anatomy of the ear,
				disorders of hearing in children, the audiometer, physics of sound, the
				measurement of hearing, selecting a testing room, threshold tests, testing
				preschool children, testing exceptional children, and follow-up. The training
				course shall also include laboratory practice, practicum experience, and a
				written examination.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 675 - HEARING SCREENING › Subpart C - GENERAL STANDARDS FOR TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE HEARING SCREENING SERVICES › Section 675.230 - Certification of Hearing Screening Technicians

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a) The Department shall issue a certificate
				after the training participant:
1) Submits
				the training and certification fee as required in Section
				675.300;
2) Fully attends all portions of the training
				course;
3) Obtains a score of 80
				percent or better on the written examination; and
4) Demonstrates proficiency during a hearing
				training practicum.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 675 - HEARING SCREENING › Subpart C - GENERAL STANDARDS FOR TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE HEARING SCREENING SERVICES › Section 675.240 - Recertification of Hearing Screening Technicians

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a) A hearing screening technician certificate
				shall be valid for three years.
b)
				The Department shall send expiration and renewal notices to certified persons
				no later than 60 days before the expiration date of the certificate. Such
				notices shall be sent to the last known address of the person to whom the
				certificate was issued.
c) The
				following items shall be submitted to the Department for certification renewal
				and shall be post-marked no later than 30 days prior to the expiration date of
				the certificate:
1) a completed Certification
				Renewal Form;
2) the renewal fee,
				as required in Section
				675.300 of this Part;
				and
3) Documentation of
				satisfactory completion of a recertification workshop provided or authorized by
				the Department, or a study project provided by the Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 675 - HEARING SCREENING › Subpart C - GENERAL STANDARDS FOR TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE HEARING SCREENING SERVICES › Section 675.250 - Lapsed Certificate

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a) Any
				certification not renewed prior to its expiration date shall be deemed lapsed
				and shall be null and void.
b) Any
				certification that has lapsed for a period of less than 2 years may be renewed
				by completing the recertification requirement and paying the fees specified in
				Section
				675.300 of this
				Part.
c) Any certification that has
				lapsed for a period of 2 years or more may be renewed by meeting the
				requirements of Section
				675.230
				of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 675 - HEARING SCREENING › Subpart D - FEE STRUCTURE › Section 675.300 - Fees

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The Department shall implement the following fee
				  structure:
a) Applicants shall be
				required to pay to the Department or its designee a fee for attending a
				training course. The fee for training shall not exceed the actual cost of
				training. Failure to appear for training on the scheduled date, at the time and
				place specified, after the applicant's application and fee for training has
				been received and acknowledged by the Department, shall result in forfeiture of
				the fee. No additional fee, beyond the training fee, is required for initial
				certification.
b) The
				recertification fee is $30 every three years.
c) The fee for the issuance of a replacement
				certificate or a certificate with a change of name or address, other than at
				renewal time, is $10. No fee is required for name or address change on
				Department records when no duplicate or replacement certificate is
				issued.
d) The fee for an
				electro-acoustic calibration check provided by the Department is $10 for each
				audiometer checked.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 682.105 - Incorporated and Referenced Materials

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The following materials are incorporated or referenced in
				  this Part:
a) The following materials
				are incorporated in this Part:
1) ANSI S3.6
				-2004
Specifications for Audiometers
American National Standards Institute
1430 Broadway
New York, New York 10018, or
ASA Standards Distribution Center
1650 Bluegrass Lakes Parkway
P. O. Box 6996
Alpharetta GA 30239-6996
(See Sections
				  682.170(c),
				  682.170(e)(4),
				  682.300(b)
				  and
				  682.300(d)
				   )
2) ANSI S3.21 -2004
Methods for Pure Tone Threshold Audiometry
American National Standards Institute
1430 Broadway
New York, New York 10018
(See Section
				  682.300(a)
				   )
3) ANSI S3.1 -2004
Maximum Permissible Ambient Noise Levels for Audiometric Test
				  Rooms
American National Standards Institute
1430 Broadway
New York, New York 10018
(See Section 682.300)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 682.110 - Information Required for Hearing Instrument Users

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a) Whenever a sale or service of one or more
				hearinginstrumentsinvolving $50 or more is made or contracted to be made,
				whether under a single contract or under multiple contracts, at the time of the
				transaction, the licensed hearinginstrumentdispenser/audiologist shall furnish
				the consumer with a fully completed receipt or contract pertaining to that
				transaction, in substantially the same language as that used in the oral
				presentation to the consumer. The receipt or contract provided to the consumer
				shall contain the dispenser's/audiologist's name, license number, business
				address, business phone number,and signature; the name, address and signature
				of the hearinginstrumentconsumer;and the name and signature of the purchaser if
				the consumer and the purchaser are not the same; the
				hearinginstrumentmanufacturer's name,and the modeland serial numbers; the date
				of purchase; and thecharges required to complete theterms of the sale fully and
				clearly stated. When the hearinginstrumentis delivered to the consumer or
				purchaser, the serial number shall be written on the original receipt or
				contract and a copy shall be given to the consumer or purchaser. If a used
				hearinginstrumentis sold, the receipt and the container thereof shall be
				clearly marked as "used" or "reconditioned", whichever is applicable, with
				terms of guarantee, if any. (Section 4 of the Act)
b) If a medical evaluation is not obtained, a
				copy of the medical waiver shall be presented to the consumer for his/her
				signature, and a copy of this document shall be attached to the consumer's copy
				of the contract/receipt. The medical waiver shall be a separate document from
				the contract/receipt.
c) In the
				sale of disposable hearing instruments, lot numbers may be substituted on the
				contract if serial numbers are not designated on instruments.
d) Whenever a sale of one or more disposable
				hearing instruments is made or contracted to be made, whether under a single
				contract or under multiple contracts, hearing instruments may be reissued
				without retesting, additional medical waivers, or additional contracts for a
				period of no more than one year from the date of the original sale; however,
				the replacement hearing instruments shall be of the same make, model, and
				specifications as the originally sold instruments. In the case of disposable
				hearing instruments, the 30-business-day return privilege applies to the first
				30 business days from initial dispensing date regardless of the number of
				instruments or term of the contract.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 682.115 - Thirty-Business-Day Return Privilege

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a)
				All hearing instruments offered for sale must be accompanied by a
				30-business-day return privilege. (Section 4 of the Act)
1) At the time the hearing instrument is
				delivered, the licensed hearing instrument dispenser/audiologist shall furnish
				the consumer with a fully completed receipt or copy of the contract pertaining
				to the sale that contains a statement informing the consumer that he or she may
				return the hearing instrument for a refund within 30 business days, beginning
				on the date of delivery. In immediate proximity to the space reserved in the
				contract for the signature of the consumer, there shall be a statement, in bold
				10-point type, in substantially the following form:
You, the buyer, may request a refund within 30 business days
				  after delivery of the hearing instrument. This refund period extends to
__________________.
(date)
2)
				If a nonrefundable fee will be withheld from the consumer in the event of
				return, the dollar amount shall be clearly stated in 10-point bold type on the
				face of the receipt or contract provided to the consumer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 682.120 - Description of Hearing Instruments

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No terms or combination of terms may be used, either written
				  or verbal other than "new," "used" or "reconditioned."
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 682.130 - Consumer Complaint Notification Cards

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a) A consumer complaint notification form and
				poster, provided by the Department , shall be used as specified in Section 4 of
				the Act. The poster shall always be displayed wherever hearing instrumentsare
				dispensed, except for "in home" sales.
b) All persons purchasing hearing instruments
				shall be provided with a written statement in a minimum of 10-point bold type,
				on the face of the contract or purchase agreement, indicating that formal
				complaints regarding hearing instrument goods and/or services may be made to
				the Department. The statement shall give the address of the Department's
				Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Program and the hotline telephone number
				of the Department. The purchaser shall initial the statement at the time of
				purchase.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 682.140 - Consumer Records

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Required consumer records for licensed hearing instrument
				  dispensers/audiologists shall be copies of medical evaluations, medical
				  waivers, all contracts, receipts, and audiometric test results
				  (audiograms).
a) The full name of the
				licensed hearing instrument dispenser/audiologist and the date of the test
				shall be recorded on the audiogram.
b) When a hearing instrument is sold, as
				defined in Section 3 of the Act, copies of all records that are required in
				this Section shall be retained at the place of business shown on the contract
				for a minimum of 36 months. (See
				21 CFR
				801.421(d) and Section 4 of
				the Act.)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 682.150 - Information to be Submitted by a Corporation, Partnership, Trust, Association or Other Entity

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Each corporation, partnership, trust, association or other
				  entity engaging in the business oftesting,fitting,
				  servicing,selecting,dispensing, selling, or offering for sale
				  hearinginstrumentsat retail shall file, with the Department,prior to doing
				  business in this State andby July 1 of eachcalendaryearthereafter, on forms
				  prescribed by the Department, a list of all
				  licensedhearinginstrumentdispensers/audiologists employed by it; the business
				  name, address, county, and phone number; and the name of the owner and/or
				  manager; and a statementattestingthat it complies with the Act and this Part
				  and the regulations of the Federal Food and Drug Administration (
				  21 CFR
				  801.420 et seq.) insofar as they are
				  applicable. (Section 5 of the Act) The Department shall be notified, in
				  writing, of any changes to the information provided.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 682.160 - Inspections

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The Department shall inspect places of business where
				  Illinois licensed hearing instrument dispensers/audiologists are employed. The
				  following shall be inspected: display of the Department poster; possession of
				  the Department's Consumer Complaint Notification Form; audiometer calibration
				  data sheet; Notice of Cancellation Forms, contracts/receipts and medical waiver
				  forms that the licensed hearing instrument dispenser/audiologist uses.
				  Individual client records shall not be inspected without the written consent of
				  the client or guardian.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 682.170 - Audiometer Calibrations

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An annual calibration shall be conducted on each audiometer
				  used in dispensing hearing instruments.
a) Audiometer calibration data sheets shall
				be kept on file at the licensed hearing instrument dispenser's/audiologist's
				place of business for four years after the date of calibration.
b) The audiometer calibration data sheet
				shall include the following:
1) Audiometer
				identification, consisting of make, model, and serial number;
2) The calibrator's identification,
				consisting of the company name, the company address, and the name of the
				individual who conducted the calibration;
3) Audiometer calibration readings for air
				and bone conduction, speech, rise and decay time, and masking;
4) The calibrator's certification that the
				audiometer meets or exceeds American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
				standards (see Section
				682.105(a)(1)
				); and
5) Date of
				calibration.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 682.180 - Mail Order Sales

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Businesses located in Illinois and engaged in the mail
				  order/internet sale of hearing instruments shall submit the following to
				  theDepartment, by January 1 of each year:
a) A statement that the organization employs
				only Illinois licensed hearing instrument dispensers/audiologists in the
				dispensing of hearinginstruments;
b) A list of all licensed
				hearinginstrumentdispensers/audiologists employed by it (Section 6 of the Act);
				and
c) The required fee (see
				Section
				682.200(a)(3)
				 ).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 682.185 - In-Office Sales Promotions

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Hearing instrument manufacturer representatives, who are not
				  Illinois licensed hearing instrument dispensers/audiologists, conducting
				  in-office sales promotions are prohibited from consumer contact prior to the
				  testing of hearing and recommendation of a specific hearing instrument by an
				  Illinois licensed hearing instrument dispenser/audiologist. The testing or
				  evaluation of a consumer, using electro-acoustic equipment, by a manufacturer's
				  representative who is not an Illinois licensed hearing instrument
				  dispenser/audiologist is prohibited.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 682.190 - Liability Insurance

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a) All
				personslicensedunder the Act shall maintain liability insurance (malpractice).
				(Section 4 of the Act) Ongoing liability insurance coverage shall be maintained
				for all claims that might be brought on account of the licensee's professional
				activities.
b) If a licensed
				hearing instrument dispenser/audiologist possesses liability insurance that
				provides coverage only while the licensed individual is dispensing for a
				particular employer, the licensed hearing instrument dispenser/audiologist
				shall not dispense hearing instruments as a self-employee or for another
				employer without obtaining separate liability insurance coverage.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 682.195 - Required Forms

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All forms required in this Part may be obtained by contacting
				  the Department at 535 West Jefferson, Springfield, Illinois
				  62761.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart B - HEARING INSTRUMENT DISPENSER LICENSE › Section 682.200 - Application Procedures

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a)
				Applicants for licensure shall submit to the Department the following forms and
				fees that are required for license application:
1) Application processing fee -
				$80;
2) Application form that
				provides the following information:
A) Name
				of applicant, date of birth, gender, home mailing address, home phone number,
				business or agency name, business mailing address, e-mail address (if
				available), business phone, preferred mailing address, highest level of
				education completed, any university attended, educational degrees awarded,
				professional certificates held, number of years applicant has dispensed hearing
				instruments, previous convictions or disciplinary actions against the
				applicant, citizenship status, indication that the applicant is free from
				infectious disease, and a Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act compliance
				statement with the signature of the applicant;
B) Verification of the successful completion
				of 12 semester hours or 18 quarter hours of academic undergraduate course work
				in a U.S. Department of Education accredited institution consisting of three
				semester hours of anatomy and physiology of the speech and hearing mechanism,
				three semester hours of hearing science, three semester hours of introduction
				to audiology, and three semester hours of aural rehabilitation or the quarter
				hour equivalent; and
C) Official
				transcripts from an accredited institution of higher education that is
				recognized by the U.S. Department of Education verifying a minimum of an
				associate degree pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Act. (Section 8(e) of the
				Act)
3) License Fee -
				$200 (two year);
Duplicate/Additional License Fee - $20 (each);
Six-month trainee license fee - $100;
Annual licensing fee for organizations registered pursuant to
				  Section 6(a)
of the Act (mail order sales) - $200;
Reciprocity fee - $500.
4) Proof of liability insurance, which shall
				give the name and address of the agency; names and addresses of the applicants
				insured; name of the company affording coverage; type of insurance
				(malpractice); policy number; policy expiration date; limits of liability in
				thousands; and any cancellation clauses and the address of the Department as
				the agency to be notified if the policy is cancelled or expires.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart B - HEARING INSTRUMENT DISPENSER LICENSE › Section 682.215 - Supervision of Students

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a)
				Full-time graduate students enrolled in a program of audiology in a U.S.
				Department of Education recognized accredited college or university may engage
				in the dispensing of hearinginstruments without a license as a part of an
				academic program of audiology under the supervision of a licensedaudiologist.
				(Section 11 of the Act)
b) At least
				50% of each hearing instrument dispensing activity by a student shall be
				observed directly by a licensed audiologist responsible for the supervision of
				the student.
c) Until the student
				has obtained a Hearing Instrument Dispenser License or becomes a licensed
				audiologist, dispensing of hearing instruments off campus is limited to sites
				or programs affiliated with, or operated under, the auspices and approval of
				the program of audiology in the college or university in which the student is
				enrolled.
d) One supervisor may
				supervise a limit of three trainees at any point in time.
e) A licensed trainee shall perform the
				functions of a hearing instrument dispenser in accordance with this Part and
				only under direct supervision by the designated licensed supervisor.
f) The designated licensed hearing instrument
				dispenser or audiologist is responsible for all of the work that is performed
				by the trainee. (Section 9.5 of the Act)
g) A licensed hearing instrument
				dispenser/audiologist shall directly observe 100 percent of each hearing
				instrument dispensing activity by a licensed trainee.
h) Contracts signed by a licensed trainee
				shall also be signed by the designated supervisor.
i) Until the licensed trainee has obtained a
				Hearing Instrument Dispenser License or becomes a licensed audiologist,
				dispensing of hearing instruments is limited to sites where the designated
				supervisor observes 100 percent of the time that the trainee has client
				contact.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart B - HEARING INSTRUMENT DISPENSER LICENSE › Section 682.220 - Duplication of a License

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Photocopying, reproducing or duplicating a Department Hearing
				  Instrument Dispenser License by any person other than the Department is
				  prohibited.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart B - HEARING INSTRUMENT DISPENSER LICENSE › Section 682.230 - Place of Business

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a) On the
				application form, each applicant shall indicate his or her name and the name,
				address, county and phone number of all places of business from which hearing
				instruments will be dispensed.
b)
				If the place of business of a licensee is changed from the addresses provided
				on any Hearing Instrument Dispenser License and/or changed from the preferred
				mailing address provided to the Department on the application, the licensee
				shall file written notice with the Department via the License Correction Form
				within 10 working days after the change. The licensee shall provide the
				following information: the licensee's corrected business address, phone and
				business county, and an indication if the correction is for a duplicate Hearing
				Instrument Dispenser License, for a new Hearing Instrument Dispenser License (a
				new business address), for the deletion of a current Hearing Instrument
				Dispenser License business address or for a change in the preferred mailing
				address. The Department shall confirm in writing to the licensee that the
				changes have been made in the licensee's records.
c) Except at those places of business where
				the consumer can receive hearing instrument services via another licensed
				hearing instrument dispenser/audiologist who can be contacted at the
				dispenser's/audiologist's former business address and phone number, licensed
				hearing instrument dispensers/audiologists who change their business location
				shall leave a forwarding address with the post office, for at least one year
				and shall leave a forwarding phone number with the phone company, for at least
				four months, so that consumers and the Department can contact the licensed
				hearing instrument dispenser/audiologist.
d) Prior to the closing of a business, the
				licensed hearing instrument dispenser/audiologist shall place an advertisement
				in a local or area newspaper advising the public of the closing and shall
				arrange for the transfer of records upon consumer request.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart B - HEARING INSTRUMENT DISPENSER LICENSE › Section 682.240 - Display of License

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a) Persons
				engaged in the selling, practice oftesting,fitting,selecting, recommending,
				adapting,dispensing or servicing hearinginstrumentsor who display a sign,
				advertise or represent themselves as a person who practices the fitting and
				selling of hearinginstruments shall possess a current Department Hearing
				Instrument Dispenser License that shall be conspicuously displayed in the place
				of business in accordance with Section 5 of the Act [225
				ILCS 50/5 ]. This license requirement does not apply
				to persons exempt from these provisions under Section 7 of the Act. The address
				on the Hearing Instrument License shall be the same as the address of the place
				of business where hearing instruments are dispensed where only one place of
				business is used.
1) When more than one place
				of business is in operation, more than 8 hours per week annually, an additional
				Hearing Instrument Dispenser License with the address of the place of business
				shall be displayed.
2) If any place
				of business is in operation less than 8 hours per week annually, or if the
				hearing instrument dispensing is done in a consumer's home, a duplicate Hearing
				Instrument Dispenser License with the address of the main place of business
				shall be displayed.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart B - HEARING INSTRUMENT DISPENSER LICENSE › Section 682.250 - Expiration of Licenses and License Renewals

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a) Hearing Instrument Dispenser Licenses
				shall be valid for two years.
1) The fee for
				renewal of the Hearing Instrument Dispenser License shall be $200 for the next
				two year period. The licensee shall send a completed License Renewal Form and
				the license renewal fee to the Department, postmarked no later than 30 days
				prior to the expiration date on the Hearing Instrument Dispenser License.
				Failure to receive a notice to renew shall not relieve the licensee of the
				obligation to pay the renewal fee 30 days prior to the expiration date on the
				Hearing Instrument Dispenser License.
2) The Department shall send renewal and
				expiration notices to the licensee.
3) The fee for each additional/duplicate
				Hearing Instrument Dispenser License is $20.
4) The trainee license is valid for six
				months and is non-renewable and non-transferrable. The fee for a trainee
				license is $100.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart B - HEARING INSTRUMENT DISPENSER LICENSE › Section 682.260 - Inactive Status Request

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Alicensed hearinginstrumentdispenser who notifies the
				  Department on the prescribed formsmay placehis or herlicense on inactive
				  status.If such period of inactive status is more than 2 years, the hearing
				  instrument dispenser shall also provide the Department with sworn evidence
				  certifying to active practice in another jurisdiction that is satisfactory to
				  the Department. If that person has not practiced in any jurisdiction for 2
				  years or more, he or she shall be required to restore his or her license by
				  retaking and passing the examinations required in Section 8 of the Act or by
				  applying for licensure under the provisions of reciprocity. Any hearing
				  instrument dispenser whose license is on inactive status shall not practice in
				  Illinois. (Section 20 of the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart C - TEST PROCEDURES FOR DISPENSING HEARING INSTRUMENTS › Section 682.300 - Established Test Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
These established tests and instrumentations shall be
				  employed in the selection of hearing instruments, except for children or
				  persons with developmental disabilities or physical disabilities. The test
				  results and instrumentation used in the selection of hearing instruments shall
				  be recorded for all persons. The ambient noise conditions within the room under
				  which these tests results are obtained shall be described, i.e., any noise
				  source that will influence the test results.
a) Air and bone conduction test results shall
				be obtained for each client in the manner specified in the ANSI Methods for
				Pure Tone Threshold Audiometry (see Section
				682.105(a)(2)
				 ).
b) Masking shall be applied to the non-test
				ear whenever the test stimulus, which is delivered to the test ear, arrives at
				and/or is likely to be perceived in the non-test ear.
c) Speech reception threshold shall be
				accomplished with a speech audiometer as defined in and calibrated to the ANSI
				Specifications for Audiometers (see Section
				682.105(a)(1)
				). The spondaic words shall be presented by recording or live voice. The
				results from either recorded or live voice testing shall be in decibels hearing
				level (dBHL).
d) Speech
				discrimination/identification tests shall be administered using a speech
				audiometer as defined in and calibrated to the ANSI Specifications for
				Audiometers (see Section
				682.105(a)(1)
				). The results shall be recorded as the percentage of the total number of words
				correctly identified at a specified presentation level.
e) "Most Comfortable Loudness" shall be
				obtained using sound or speech via recorded or live voice presentation and
				shall be measured and recorded in dBHL.
f) "Uncomfortable loudness level" shall be
				obtained using sound or speech via recorded or live voice presentation and
				shall be measured and recorded in dBHL.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart C - TEST PROCEDURES FOR DISPENSING HEARING INSTRUMENTS › Section 682.310 - Period of Time Tests Are Valid

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The audiometric tests shall have taken place within 6 months
				  immediately preceding the date any payment is made on a Hearing Instrument or
				  if payment is not made, when the consumer takes possession of the Hearing
				  Instrument.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart C - TEST PROCEDURES FOR DISPENSING HEARING INSTRUMENTS › Section 682.320 - Tests Performed by Others

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Audiometric tests performed, within the previous six months,
				  by another licensed hearing instrument dispenser/audiologist can be used to
				  select a hearing instrument (see Section
				  682.330
				  ); however, the licensed hearing instrument dispenser/audiologist who sells the
				  hearing instruments shall ensure that all tests required by this Part have been
				  conducted prior to dispensing the hearing instruments. The seller is also
				  responsible for the hearing instruments that are dispensed.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart C - TEST PROCEDURES FOR DISPENSING HEARING INSTRUMENTS › Section 682.330 - Hearing Instrument Selection: Persons Eligible to Recommend

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Possession of a Department Hearing Instrument Dispenser
				  License is required for any person, unless the person is exempt under Section 7
				  of the Act or holds a current trainee license, who recommends that a consumer
				  obtain a specific or generic hearing instrument by make and model or
				  specification.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart C - TEST PROCEDURES FOR DISPENSING HEARING INSTRUMENTS › Section 682.340 - Audiometric Tests for Children, Developmentally Delayed Persons and Physically Disabled Persons

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The tests and procedures used in dispensing of Hearing
				  Instruments shall be appropriate to the individual subject, e.g., children or
				  persons with developmental or physical disabilities.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart C - TEST PROCEDURES FOR DISPENSING HEARING INSTRUMENTS › Section 682.350 - Audiometric Tests for Replacement Hearing Instrument

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The minimum tests set forth in Section
				  682.300
				  are not required when the Hearing Instrument is a replacement of a
				  hearinginstrumentof the same make and modelwithin one year of the dispensing of
				  the original hearing instrument. (Section 18(z) of the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart C - TEST PROCEDURES FOR DISPENSING HEARING INSTRUMENTS › Section 682.360 - Equipment Needed

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Each licensed hearing instrument dispenser/audiologist shall
				  have equipment capable of performing the tests described in Section
				  682.300(a), (b), (c),
				  (d), (e) and (f) of this
				  Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart D - HEARING AID DISPENSER EXAMINATION › Section 682.400 - Administration of the Examination

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Individuals may write to the Department for information on
				  taking the Illinois Department of Public Health Hearing Instrument Dispenser
				  Examination.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 682 - HEARING INSTRUMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE › Subpart D - HEARING AID DISPENSER EXAMINATION › Section 682.410 - Identification Needed to Take the Examination

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The applicant shall present the following at the examination
				  site prior to taking the examination: a registration form validated by the
				  Department or its designee; identification with the applicant's name and
				  signature; and a driver's license or other similar photo identification. No one
				  may take the examination without each of these documents.