Senate Bill S3055A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes dispensing audiologists, employed by an otolaryngologist who has conducted an evaluation for hearing loss, to dispense hearing aids for a profit

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S3055 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §802, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7670
2011-2012: S5164
2015-2016: S1681
2017-2018: S2583

2013-S3055 - Summary

Authorizes dispensing audiologists, employed by a otolaryngologist who has conducted an evaluation for hearing loss, to dispense hearing aids for a profit; requires certain disclosures.

2013-S3055 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3055 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3055

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  permitting
  certain audiologists to dispense hearing aids for a profit

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 802 of the general business law, as added by  chap-
ter 599 of the laws of 1998, subdivision 1 as designated and subdivision
2  as  added  by  chapter 301 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
  S 802. Special provisions; not-for-profit sales. 1.   [No]  EXCEPT  AS
PROVIDED  IN  SUBDIVISION  THREE OF THIS SECTION, NO otolaryngologist or
other licensed physician who has conducted a medical evaluation of hear-
ing loss shall engage in the business of dispensing hearing aids  for  a
profit.   No  otolaryngologist  or  other  licensed  physician  who  has
dispensed a hearing aid shall refuse  or  fail  to  perform  repairs  or
service on any hearing aid that they have dispensed.
  2.  Every  licensed physician who engages in the dispensing of hearing
aids in compliance with the provisions of this section shall be required
to comply with sections seven hundred ninety-one, seven hundred  ninety-
eight and eight hundred three of this article, in addition to compliance
with this section.
  3. AN AUDIOLOGIST LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE OF THE
EDUCATION  LAW  WHO  IS  A  HEARING  AID DISPENSER AND IS EMPLOYED BY AN
OTOLARYNGOLOGIST OR OTHER LICENSED PHYSICIAN WHO HAS CONDUCTED A MEDICAL
EVALUATION OF  HEARING  LOSS,  MAY  DISPENSE  HEARING  AIDS  FOR  PROFIT
PROVIDED  THAT  THE OTOLARYNGOLOGIST OR OTHER LICENSED PHYSICIAN WHO HAS
CONDUCTED A MEDICAL EVALUATION OF HEARING LOSS PROVIDES TO THE PATIENT A
LIST CONTAINING THE NAME AND OFFICE LOCATION OF FIVE HEARING AID DISPEN-
SERS WITH A PLACE OF BUSINESS LOCATED WITHIN THE SAME  COUNTY  IN  WHICH
THE  OTOLARYNGOLOGIST'S  OR PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE IS LOCATED, AND A WRITTEN

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01171-01-3

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2013-S3055A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §802, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7670
2011-2012: S5164
2015-2016: S1681
2017-2018: S2583

2013-S3055A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes dispensing audiologists, employed by a otolaryngologist who has conducted an evaluation for hearing loss, to dispense hearing aids for a profit; requires certain disclosures.

2013-S3055A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3055A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3055--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 29, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. LITTLE, AVELLA, LATIMER, MARCHIONE, ZELDIN -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee   on  Consumer  Protection  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general business law, in relation to permitting
  certain audiologists to dispense hearing aids for a profit

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 802 of the general business law, as added by chap-
ter 599 of the laws of 1998, subdivision 1 as designated and subdivision
2 as added by chapter 301 of the laws of 2000, is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S  802.  Special  provisions; not-for-profit sales. 1.  [No] EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION,  NO  otolaryngologist  or
other licensed physician who has conducted a medical evaluation of hear-
ing  loss  shall engage in the business of dispensing hearing aids for a
profit.  No  otolaryngologist  or  other  licensed  physician  who   has
dispensed  a  hearing  aid  shall  refuse  or fail to perform repairs or
service on any hearing aid that they have dispensed.
  2. Every licensed physician who engages in the dispensing  of  hearing
aids in compliance with the provisions of this section shall be required
to  comply with sections seven hundred ninety-one, seven hundred ninety-
eight and eight hundred three of this article, in addition to compliance
with this section.
  3. AN AUDIOLOGIST LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE OF THE
EDUCATION LAW WHO IS A HEARING AID  DISPENSER  AND  IS  EMPLOYED  BY  AN
OTOLARYNGOLOGIST WHO HAS CONDUCTED A MEDICAL EVALUATION OF HEARING LOSS,
MAY  DISPENSE HEARING AIDS FOR PROFIT PROVIDED THAT THE OTOLARYNGOLOGIST
WHO HAS CONDUCTED A MEDICAL EVALUATION OF HEARING LOSS PROVIDES  TO  THE
PATIENT  A  LIST CONTAINING THE NAME AND OFFICE LOCATION OF FIVE HEARING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01171-02-3

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