R156-46a-502b. Minimum Components of an Evaluation for a Hearing Aid and Dispensing of a Hearing Aid

(1) Under Subsection 58-46a-102(5), the minimum components of a hearing aid examination include: (a) air conduction tests at frequencies of 250, 500, 1,000, 2,000, and 4,000 hertz; (b) appropriate masking if the air conduction threshold at any one frequency differs from the bone conduction threshold of the contralateral or non-test ear by 40 decibels at the same frequency; (c) bone conduction tests at 500, 1,000, and 2,000 hertz, with proper masking; (d) speech audiometry by live voice or recorded voice, including speech discrimination testing, most comfortable loudness (MCL) measurements, and uncomfortable levels of loudness (UCL) measurements; and (e) recording and interpretation of audiograms and speech audiometry and other appropriate tests for the sole purpose of determining proper selection and adaptation of a hearing aid. (2) Only if the procedures in Subsection (1)(a) are clearly impractical, may the licensee select the best instrument to compensate for the loss by trial of one or more instruments. (3) Tests performed by a physician specializing in diseases of the ear, a clinical audiologist, or another licensed hearing instrument specialist shall be accepted if they were performed within six months before the dispensing of the hearing aid.