Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Assembly, No. 4091 (1R) — State of New Jersey (October 10, 2024)

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A Senate Commerce Committee statement to Assembly, No. 4091 [First Reprint], State of New Jersey, dated October 10, 2024, reporting the bill favorably. The bill allows audiologists and hearing aid dispensers to prescribe and order hearing aids under certain circumstances. Audiologists may select, prescribe and order hearing aids if they have completed an accredited program of coursework and clinical training covering those tasks, and hearing aid dispensers will be allowed to order and prescribe them. The statement says the bill responds to United States Food and Drug Administration rule changes creating hearing aid classifications, and that it is identical to Senate Bill No. 2874.

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SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY,
No. 4091

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: OCTOBER
10, 2024

The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably
Assembly Bill No. 4091 (1R).

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
authorize 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
reported, Assembly Bill No. 4091 (1R) is identical to Senate Bill No. 2874,
which was amended and reported by the committee on this date.

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