{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-402.1021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 402.1021","heading":"RULES FOR HEARING INSTRUMENTS.","body":"With the assistance of the advisory board, the commission shall adopt rules to establish requirements for each sale of a hearing instrument for purposes of this chapter. The rules must:\n(1) address:\n(A) the information and other provisions required in each written contract for the purchase of a hearing instrument;\n(B) records that must be retained under this chapter; and\n(C) guidelines for the 30-day trial period during which a person may cancel the purchase of a hearing instrument; and\n(2) require that the written contract and 30-day trial period information provided to a purchaser of a hearing instrument be in plain language designed to be easily understood by the average consumer.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1062 (S.B. 663), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.089, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.091, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 783 (S.B. 905), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 999 (S.B. 904), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE G. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO HEARING, SPEECH, AND DYSLEXIA","CHAPTER 402. HEARING INSTRUMENT FITTERS AND DISPENSERS","SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.402.htm#402.1021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"fe7b74c24f7b66d1085dfd8669f70230e8c84c685755b45ea4445a7f7f41a296","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-402.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-402.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}