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Assembly Bill A1739B

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes dispensing audiologists, employed by a physician who has conducted an evaluation for hearing loss, to dispense hearing aids for a profit

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2011-A1739 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5164
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §802, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10056, S7670
2013-2014: A655, S3055
2015-2016: S1681
2017-2018: S2583

2011-A1739 - Summary

Authorizes dispensing audiologists, employed by a physician who has conducted an evaluation for hearing loss, to dispense hearing aids for a profit; requires certain disclosures.

2011-A1739 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1739

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ,  KELLNER, BING, WEISENBERG, GALEF,
  CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CORWIN, ENGLEBRIGHT,  JACOBS,
  JORDAN,  LATIMER,  PAULIN,  TOBACCO  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  permitting
  certain professionals to dispense hearing aids for a profit

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 802 of the
general business law, the section heading as added by chapter 599 of the
laws of 1998, subdivision 1 as designated by chapter 301 of the laws  of
2000, are amended to read as follows:
  Special  provisions[;  not-for-profit sales].  1. [No otolaryngologist
or other licensed physician who has conducted a  medical  evaluation  of
hearing loss shall engage in the business of dispensing hearing aids for
a  profit.]  No  otolaryngologist  or  other  licensed physician who has
dispensed a hearing aid shall refuse  or  fail  to  perform  repairs  or
service on any hearing aid that they have dispensed.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04505-01-1

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2011-A1739A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5164
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §802, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10056, S7670
2013-2014: A655, S3055
2015-2016: S1681
2017-2018: S2583

2011-A1739A - Summary

Authorizes dispensing audiologists, employed by a physician who has conducted an evaluation for hearing loss, to dispense hearing aids for a profit; requires certain disclosures.

2011-A1739A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1739--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, KELLNER, GALEF, CASTRO, ROSENTHAL,
  P. RIVERA, BOYLAND, STEVENSON, TITONE, MAISEL -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A.   ARROYO, BARCLAY, CALHOUN,  CERETTO,  CONTE,  COOK,  CORWIN,
  CROUCH,  CURRAN, ENGLEBRIGHT, HEVESI, JACOBS, JORDAN, LATIMER, LIFTON,
  MARKEY, J. MILLER, MONTESANO, PAULIN, RAIA, SCHIMEL, SIMOTAS, TOBACCO,
  WALTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher  Education
  -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general business law, in relation to permitting
  certain audiologists to dispense hearing aids for a profit

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 802 of the
general  business  law,  as  added  by  chapter 599 of the laws of 1998,
subdivision 1 as designated by chapter 301 of  the  laws  of  2000,  are
amended to read as follows:
  Special provisions[; not-for-profit sales].  1. No otolaryngologist or
other licensed physician who has conducted a medical evaluation of hear-
ing  loss  shall engage in the business of dispensing hearing aids for a
profit. A DISPENSING  AUDIOLOGIST,  EMPLOYED  BY  A  PHYSICIAN  WHO  HAS
CONDUCTED  A  MEDICAL  EVALUATION  OF HEARING LOSS, MAY DISPENSE HEARING
AIDS FOR PROFIT. No otolaryngologist or other licensed physician who has
dispensed a hearing aid shall refuse  or  fail  to  perform  repairs  or
service on any hearing aid that they have dispensed.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04505-03-2

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2011-A1739B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5164
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §802, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10056, S7670
2013-2014: A655, S3055
2015-2016: S1681
2017-2018: S2583

2011-A1739B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes dispensing audiologists, employed by a physician who has conducted an evaluation for hearing loss, to dispense hearing aids for a profit; requires certain disclosures.

2011-A1739B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1739--B

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, KELLNER, GALEF, CASTRO, ROSENTHAL,
  P. RIVERA, BOYLAND,  STEVENSON,  TITONE,  MAISEL,  COLTON,  GOTTFRIED,
  QUART,  ABINANTI  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BARCLAY,
  BROOK-KRASNY, CALHOUN, CERETTO, CONTE, COOK, CORWIN,  CROUCH,  CURRAN,
  ENGLEBRIGHT, HEVESI, JACOBS, JORDAN, LATIMER, LIFTON, MARKEY, J. MILL-
  ER,  MONTESANO, PAULIN, RAIA, SCHIMEL, TENNEY, TOBACCO, WALTER -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education --  recommitted
  to  the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Assembly Rule
  3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said
  committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommit-
  ted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general business law, in relation to permitting
  certain audiologists to dispense hearing aids for a profit

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 802 of the general business law, as added by chap-
ter 599 of the laws of 1998, subdivision 1 as designated and subdivision
2 as added by chapter 301 of the laws of 2000, is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S  802.  Special  provisions; not-for-profit sales. 1.  [No] EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION,  NO  otolaryngologist  or
other licensed physician who has conducted a medical evaluation of hear-
ing  loss  shall engage in the business of dispensing hearing aids for a
profit.  No  otolaryngologist  or  other  licensed  physician  who   has
dispensed  a  hearing  aid  shall  refuse  or fail to perform repairs or
service on any hearing aid that they have dispensed.
  2. Every licensed physician who engages in the dispensing  of  hearing
aids in compliance with the provisions of this section shall be required
to  comply with sections seven hundred ninety-one, seven hundred ninety-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04505-04-2

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