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

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A Senate Commerce Committee statement to the Senate on Senate Bill No. 2874, State of New Jersey, dated October 10, 2024, reporting the bill favorably with committee amendments. As amended, the bill authorizes audiologists who complete accredited coursework and clinical training in selecting, prescribing, ordering, dispensing and fitting hearing aids to also select, prescribe, and order them, and allows hearing aid dispensers to order and prescribe hearing aids. The statement says the bill responds to changes by the United States Food and Drug Administration to the rules that categorize hearing aids, recognizing the new class of prescription hearing aids. As amended, the bill is identical to Assembly Bill No. 4091 (1R).

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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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