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Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 2874 (State of New Jersey, October 10, 2024)

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Senate Commerce Committee statement to Senate, No. 2874, with committee amendments, State of New Jersey, dated October 10, 2024. The committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Senate Bill No. 2874, which as amended allows audiologists and hearing aid dispensers to prescribe and order hearing aids under certain circumstances. The statement says the bill recognizes the new class of prescription hearing aids and incorporates prescribing into the scope of practice and training for licensed audiologists. It says the committee amended the bill to add ordering and prescribing hearing aids to the definition of the services provided by a hearing aid dispenser, and that Senate Bill No. 2874 is identical to Assembly Bill No. 4091 (1R).

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“Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 2874 (State of New Jersey, October 10, 2024).” Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2024-10-10-scm-s2874-s1-1a48fbdb82/, SHA-256 1dfdda3b996cab606c65c7aec528dbf094879bb302c35ff106a76a033f028911.

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     SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

                    STATEMENT TO

                  SENATE, No. 2874
                   with committee amendments



 STATE OF NEW JERSEY
                    DATED: OCTOBER 10, 2024

    The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably and with
committee amendments Senate Bill No. 2874.
   As amended, this bill allows audiologists and hearing aid
dispensers to prescribe and order hearing aids under certain
circumstances.
    Pursuant to current law, audiologists may dispense and fit
hearing aids if the audiologist has successfully completed an
accredited program of coursework and clinical training in the
dispensing and fitting of hearing aids.          The bill authorizes
audiologists to also select, prescribe, and order hearing aids, if the
audiologist has successfully completed an accredited program of
coursework and clinical training in the selection, prescribing,
ordering, dispensing and fitting of hearing aids. Additionally,
hearing aid dispensers, who are also currently required to be tested
on the fitting of hearing aids, will be allowed under the bill to order
and prescribe hearing aids.
   This bill is in response to changes by the United States Food and
Drug Administration to the rules that categorize hearing aids. The
new rules established classifications for hearing aids. This bill
recognizes the new class of prescription hearing aids and
incorporates prescribing into the scope of practice and training for
licensed audiologists.
   As amended and reported, Senate Bill No. 2874 is identical to
Assembly Bill No. 4091 (1R), which was also reported by the
committee on this date.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:
    The committee amended the bill to add ordering and prescribing
hearing aids to the definition of the services provided by a hearing aid
dispenser.

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