Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Occupations Code § 401.404: HEARING INSTRUMENT SALES TO MINORS.

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OCCUPATIONS CODE
TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS
SUBTITLE G. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO HEARING, SPEECH, AND DYSLEXIA
CHAPTER 401. SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS
SUBCHAPTER I. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER

(a) A licensed audiologist may not sell a hearing instrument to a person under 18 years of age unless the person or the parent or guardian of the person presents to the audiologist a written statement signed by a licensed physician stating that:

(1) the person's hearing loss has been medically evaluated during the six-month period preceding the date the statement is presented; and

(2) the person may be considered a candidate for a hearing instrument.

(b) Whenever practicable, the medical evaluation described by Subsection (a)(1) should be performed by a licensed physician who specializes in diseases of the ear.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 783 (S.B. 905), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.

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