Utah Admin. Code R156-46a-502a - Unprofessional Conduct
"Unprofessional conduct" includes:
(1) violating a state or federal law
applicable to persons practicing as a hearing instrument specialist or hearing
instrument intern;
(2) failing to
perform the minimum components of an evaluation for a hearing aid in Section
R156-46a-502b;
(3) dispensing a hearing aid without:
(a) the patient having received a medical
evaluation as required by Subsection 58-46-502(5) within the six-month period
before the purchase of the hearing aid; or
(b) a document signed by the purchaser being
a fully informed adult waiving the medical evaluation in accordance with Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) required disclosures in CFR Title 21, Section
801.422, except a person under the age of 18 years may not waive the medical
evaluation;
(4) engaging
in unprofessional conduct specified in Subsection
58-1-501(2)(a)(viii),
including:
(a) quoting prices of competitive
hearing instruments or devices without disclosing that they are not the current
prices;
(b) showing, demonstrating,
or representing competitive models as being current when they are not;
or
(c) using stalling tactics,
excuses, arguing or attempting to dissuade the consumer, to prevent or delay
the consumer from exercising the 30-day right to cancel a hearing aid purchase
pursuant to Subsection
58-46a-503(1);
and
(5) failing to
conform to the generally accepted and recognized standards and ethics of the
profession including those established in the Code of Ethics of the
International Hearing Society, adopted March 2009, which is incorporated by
reference.
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