459.035 Medical exam before being fitted. A hearing aid shall not be fitted for or sold to a person 17 years of age or younger unless within 90 days prior to the fitting the person to be fitted has been examined by a physician to determine whether or not he or she has any physical deficiencies that would prohibit the effective use of a hearing aid.
History: 1979 c. 162 s. 38 (4); 2003 a. 270.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 459 - Hearing and speech examining board.
459.02 - License required to sell and fit hearing aids.
459.03 - Receipt required to be furnished to a person supplied with hearing aid.
459.035 - Medical exam before being fitted.
459.06 - License by examination.
459.07 - Temporary trainee permit.
459.08 - Notice to department of place of practice; notice to holders of license; how given.
459.085 - Calibration of audiometric equipment.
459.09 - Renewal and posting of license.
459.095 - Continuing education.
459.10 - Disciplinary grounds.