Utah Admin. Code 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.
Notes
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