Assembly Bill A89

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A89 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §802, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10106
2015-2016: A127
2017-2018: A195

2019-A89 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-A89 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    89
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUCHWALD,  ABINANTI, SIMON, PALUMBO, FRIEND,
   GALEF, GUNTHER, ARROYO, CRESPO, QUART, SEAWRIGHT, DILAN, FINCH,  McDO-
   NOUGH,  LIFTON,  FAHY,  JAFFEE,  PAULIN,  STECK,  BLAKE,  ENGLEBRIGHT,
   LAWRENCE, CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ABBATE,  COOK,
   CROUCH,  LUPARDO,  PRETLOW,  SOLAGES,  THIELE, WALKER -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  permitting
   certain  audiologists  and  hearing aid dispensers 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:
   §  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-
 eight and eight hundred three of this article, in addition to compliance
 with this section.
   3. AN AUDIOLOGIST OR HEARING AID DISPENSER LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE  ONE
 HUNDRED  FIFTY-NINE OF THE EDUCATION LAW EMPLOYED BY AN OTOLARYNGOLOGIST
 WHO HAS CONDUCTED A MEDICAL EVALUATION  OF  HEARING  LOSS  MAY  DISPENSE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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