Information On Prospective Amplification Candidates

Sec. 402.352. INFORMATION ON PROSPECTIVE AMPLIFICATION CANDIDATES. A license holder shall try to obtain, personally or through a proper referral, at least the following information on each prospective candidate for amplification: (1) the candidate's pertinent case history; (2) otoscopic inspection of the outer ear, including canal and drumhead; (3) evaluation of hearing acuity using pure tone techniques through air and bone conduction pathways through a calibrated system; (4) an aided and unaided speech reception threshold and ability to differentiate between the phonemic elements of language through speech audiometry, using a calibrated system or other acceptable verification techniques; and (5) verification of satisfactory aided instrument performance by use of appropriate sound-field speech, noise, or tone testing, using a calibrated system. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.