Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, § 590.90 - Hearing Aid Evaluations

Any customer determined to have a hearing disability as documented in the case record and for whom a hearing aid is expected to be a necessary service must undergo a hearing evaluation and a hearing aid evaluation.

a) A hearing evaluation shall consist of:

1) air and bone conduction testing;

2) speech reception threshold;

3) speech discrimination;

4) most comfortable loudness level; and

5) uncomfortable loudness level.

b) A hearing aid evaluation shall consist of:

1) selection of an appropriate hearing aid, based upon the outcome of the hearing evaluation (89 Ill. Adm. Code 590.90(a) );

2) fitting of the hearing aid;

3) adaptation and services of the hearing aid;

4) testing of the hearing aid by means of an audiometer calibrated to American National Standards Institute standards (ANSI/ASA S3.6 -2010, with no later amendments, available from ANSI, 1899 L Street, NW, 11^th Floor, Washington DC 20036); and

5) other testing allowed pursuant to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 682.300, the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Code.

Notes

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, § 590.90

Amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 6598, effective April 13, 2012