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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle G. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO HEARING, SPEECH, AND DYSLEXIA |
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Chapter 401. SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS |
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Subchapter B. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER |
Sec. 401.058. APPLICATION TO HEARING INSTRUMENT FITTERS AND DISPENSERS
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(a) This chapter does not prevent or restrict a person licensed under Chapter 402 from engaging in the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing instruments.
(b) This chapter does not prohibit a fitter and dispenser of hearing instruments licensed under Chapter 402 from measuring human hearing by any means, including an audiometer, to make a selection, adaptation, or sale of a hearing instrument, including:
(1) making impressions for earmolds to be used as part of a hearing instrument; and
(2) providing post-fitting counseling to fit and dispense hearing instruments.
(c) A person who is not an audiologist who is licensed to fit and dispense hearing instruments under Chapter 402 may not:
(1) practice speech-language pathology or audiology; or
(2) represent that the person is a speech-language pathologist or audiologist by the use of any term restricted by this chapter.