Connecticut § 20-403 Consumer to be advised to seek medical care, when.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 20-403 — Consumer to be advised to seek medical care, when.

Connecticut § 20-403

Title 20Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards

Ch. 398Hearing Instrument Specialists

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-403 (2026).

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Anyone who has a history of:

(1)Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear;

(2)active drainage from the ear within the previous ninety days;

(3)sudden, or rapidly progressive, hearing loss within the previous ninety days;

(4)acute or chronic dizziness;

(5)unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the previous ninety days;

(6)audiometric air-bone gap equal to, or greater than, fifteen decibels at five hundred hertz (Hz), one thousand Hz, and two thousand Hz;

(7)visible evidence of cerumen accumulation, or a foreign body in the ear canal; and (8) pain or discomfort in the ear within the previous sixty days shall be advised by the hearing instrument specialist to consult a physician or an otolaryngologist prior to fitting of the hearing aid. A written statement

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Anyone who has a history of: (1) Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear; (2) active drainage from the ear within the previous ninety days; (3) sudden, or rapidly progressive, hearing loss within the previous ninety days; (4) acute or chronic dizziness; (5) unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the previous ninety days; (6) audiometric air-bone gap equal to, or greater than, fifteen decibels at five hundred hertz (Hz), one thousand Hz, and two thousand Hz; (7) visible evidence of cerumen accumulation, or a foreign body in the ear canal; and (8) pain or discomfort in the ear within the previous sixty days shall be advised by the hearing instrument specialist to consult a physician or an otolaryngologist prior to fitting of the hearing aid. A written statement, stating the consumer has been advised of such, shall accompany any sale of a hearing aid.

Legislative History

(1972, P.A. 295, S. 4; P.A. 77-473, S. 9; P.A. 79-631, S. 47, 111; P.A. 99-111, S. 6.) History: P.A. 77-473 added Subdivs. (1) through (8) replacing reference to persons with “history of ear infection, discharge of the ear, dizziness, unilateral loss, or ear deformity”; P.A. 79-631 substituted “air-bone” for “air-borne” in Subdiv. (6); P.A. 99-111 made technical changes and replaced reference to hearing aid dealer with reference to hearing instrument specialist.