16 Tex. Admin. Code § 111.202 - Requirements of Audiologists and Interns in Audiology Conducting Audiometric Testing for the Purpose of Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Instruments
In accordance with the Act, a licensed audiologist or licensed intern in audiology who fits and dispenses hearing instruments shall comply with this section when testing hearing for the purpose of determining the need for amplification and the verification of the appropriate fit of hearing instrument(s).
(1) Licensees
must adhere to the most current American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
octave band criteria for permissible ambient noise levels during audiometric
testing.
(2) This requirement is
best met when a stationary acoustical enclosure is utilized.
(3) A stationary acoustical enclosure is any
fixed enclosed space in which an individual is located for the purpose of
testing hearing to threshold. A stationary acoustical enclosure may also be
known as an audiometric or hearing test booth, room, suite, area, or
space.
(4) Procedures referenced in
Texas Occupations Code §
401.401 should be
followed when testing outside of a stationary acoustical enclosure.
(A) Hearing testing that occurs in an area
that does not meet the standard of a stationary acoustical enclosure for the
purpose of determining the need for amplification is not considered a
diagnostic or threshold measurement.
(B) In the event amplification is fit and
verification measures cannot be completed in a stationary acoustical enclosure,
instrumentation that is minimally affected by ambient noise including but not
limited to, real ear measures, shall be utilized to assure the appropriate fit
of the amplification.
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