Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 345 - Speech Pathologists and Audiologists
Section 345.033 - Purchase agreement required, when, contents.

Effective - 28 Aug 2007
345.033. Purchase agreement required, when, contents. — 1. Any person licensed under sections 345.010 to 345.080 who dispenses products associated with professional practice to clients for remuneration shall deliver to each person supplied with a product a completed purchase agreement which shall include the terms of the sale clearly stated using ordinary English language and terminology which is easily understood by the purchaser. If a product which is not new is sold, the purchase agreement and the container thereof shall be clearly marked as "used", "recased", or "reconditioned", whichever is applicable, with terms of guarantee, if any.
2. Any audiologist licensed under sections 345.010 to 345.080 who dispenses hearing instruments shall include in the purchase agreement for a hearing instrument the following:
(1) The licensee's signature, business address, and license number;
(2) The specifications of the hearing instrument dispensed including make, model, and serial number;
(3) The exact amount of any down payment;
(4) The length of any trial period provided;
(5) The amount of any charges or service fees connected with any trial period;
(6) A description of the right of the purchaser to return the hearing instrument or written notification that no such right exists;
(7) The name of the manufacturer of the component parts and the assembler or reassembler of the hearing instrument when the product sold is remanufactured or assembled by someone other than the manufacturer of the component parts.
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(L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)