Ark. Code Ann. § 17-84-104: Bills of sale and instruction booklets

(a) Whether supplied by the dispenser or at the dispenser's order or direction, any person who practices the dispensing of hearing instruments shall deliver to each person supplied with a hearing instrument a bill of sale or comparable document containing the following: (1) The dispenser's signature; (2) The address and telephone number of the dispenser's established place of business; (3) The number of the dispenser's license; (4) A description of the make, model, serial number, and condition of the hearing instrument stating whether it is new, used, rebuilt, or in-office assembled, identifying the manufacturer, rebuilder, or in-office assembler, together with a description of any warranties covering the hearing instrument; (5) The amount charged; (6) Information concerning when additional service for the hearing instrument will be available and where the additional service for the hearing instrument will be available; and (7) Conditions of additional charges for additional service, including without limitation a testing fee, programming fee, adjustment fee, and other services provided by the dispenser. (b) The dispenser of an in-office assembled hearing instrument shall deliver to the person supplied with the in-office assembled hearing instrument an instruction booklet for the in-office assembled hearing instrument. (c) The Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers may require by rule a dispenser to provide instructions to a person supplied with a hearing instrument on how to file a complaint. Amended by Act 2017, No. 373,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1969, No. 197, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 72-1705; Acts 1991, No. 46, § 1; 1999, No. 592, § 3.

(a) Whether supplied by the dispenser or at the dispenser's order or direction, any person who practices the dispensing of hearing instruments shall deliver to each person supplied with a hearing instrument a bill of sale or comparable document containing the following: (1) The dispenser's signature; (2) The address and telephone number of the dispenser's established place of business; (3) The number of the dispenser's license; (4) A description of the make, model, serial number, and condition of the hearing instrument stating whether it is new, used, rebuilt, or in-office assembled, identifying the manufacturer, rebuilder, or in-office assembler, together with a description of any warranties covering the hearing instrument; (5) The amount charged; (6) Information concerning when additional service for the hearing instrument will be available and where the additional service for the hearing instrument will be available; and (7) Conditions of additional charges for additional service, including without limitation a testing fee, programming fee, adjustment fee, and other services provided by the dispenser.

(1) The dispenser's signature;

(2) The address and telephone number of the dispenser's established place of business;

(3) The number of the dispenser's license;

(4) A description of the make, model, serial number, and condition of the hearing instrument stating whether it is new, used, rebuilt, or in-office assembled, identifying the manufacturer, rebuilder, or in-office assembler, together with a description of any warranties covering the hearing instrument;

(5) The amount charged;

(6) Information concerning when additional service for the hearing instrument will be available and where the additional service for the hearing instrument will be available; and

(7) Conditions of additional charges for additional service, including without limitation a testing fee, programming fee, adjustment fee, and other services provided by the dispenser.

(b) The dispenser of an in-office assembled hearing instrument shall deliver to the person supplied with the in-office assembled hearing instrument an instruction booklet for the in-office assembled hearing instrument.

Conditions of additional charges for additional service, including without limitation a testing fee, programming fee, adjustment fee, and other services provided by the dispenser.

(b) The dispenser of an in-office assembled hearing instrument shall deliver to the person supplied with the in-office assembled hearing instrument an instruction booklet for the in-office assembled hearing instrument.

(c) The Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers may require by rule a dispenser to provide instructions to a person supplied with a hearing instrument on how to file a complaint.