Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB2615 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2615 Introduced 10/24/2023, by Sen. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 50/3 from Ch. 111, par. 7403225 ILCS 50/4 from Ch. 111, par. 7404 225 ILCS 50/4.6225 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 111, par. 7405225 ILCS 50/6 from Ch. 111, par. 7406225 ILCS 50/9 from Ch. 111, par. 7409 Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Requires all hearing instruments offered for sale to be accompanied by a 30-business day return privilege. Requires the receipt or contract provided to the consumer to state that the consumer has a right to return the hearing instrument for a refund within 30 business days of the date of delivery. Provides that if a nonrefundable dispensing fee or restocking fee, or both, will be withheld from the consumer in event of return, the terms must be clearly stated on the receipt or contract provided to the consumer. Defines terms. Makes technical changes. Effective January 1, 2024. LRB103 34891 MXP 64758 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2615 Introduced 10/24/2023, by Sen. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 50/3 from Ch. 111, par. 7403225 ILCS 50/4 from Ch. 111, par. 7404 225 ILCS 50/4.6225 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 111, par. 7405225 ILCS 50/6 from Ch. 111, par. 7406225 ILCS 50/9 from Ch. 111, par. 7409 225 ILCS 50/3 from Ch. 111, par. 7403 225 ILCS 50/4 from Ch. 111, par. 7404 225 ILCS 50/4.6 225 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 111, par. 7405 225 ILCS 50/6 from Ch. 111, par. 7406 225 ILCS 50/9 from Ch. 111, par. 7409 Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Requires all hearing instruments offered for sale to be accompanied by a 30-business day return privilege. Requires the receipt or contract provided to the consumer to state that the consumer has a right to return the hearing instrument for a refund within 30 business days of the date of delivery. Provides that if a nonrefundable dispensing fee or restocking fee, or both, will be withheld from the consumer in event of return, the terms must be clearly stated on the receipt or contract provided to the consumer. Defines terms. Makes technical changes. Effective January 1, 2024. LRB103 34891 MXP 64758 b LRB103 34891 MXP 64758 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2615 Introduced 10/24/2023, by Sen. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	225 ILCS 50/3 from Ch. 111, par. 7403225 ILCS 50/4 from Ch. 111, par. 7404 225 ILCS 50/4.6225 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 111, par. 7405225 ILCS 50/6 from Ch. 111, par. 7406225 ILCS 50/9 from Ch. 111, par. 7409 225 ILCS 50/3 from Ch. 111, par. 7403 225 ILCS 50/4 from Ch. 111, par. 7404 225 ILCS 50/4.6 225 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 111, par. 7405 225 ILCS 50/6 from Ch. 111, par. 7406 225 ILCS 50/9 from Ch. 111, par. 7409
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10	10	Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Requires all hearing instruments offered for sale to be accompanied by a 30-business day return privilege. Requires the receipt or contract provided to the consumer to state that the consumer has a right to return the hearing instrument for a refund within 30 business days of the date of delivery. Provides that if a nonrefundable dispensing fee or restocking fee, or both, will be withheld from the consumer in event of return, the terms must be clearly stated on the receipt or contract provided to the consumer. Defines terms. Makes technical changes. Effective January 1, 2024.
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16	16	1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
17	17	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
18	18	3 represented in the General Assembly:
19	19	4 Section 5. The Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act
20	20	5 is amended by changing Section 3, 4, 4.6, 5, 6, and 9 as
21	21	6 follows:
22	22	7 (225 ILCS 50/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 7403)
23	23	8 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-495)
24	24	9 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
25	25	10 Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, except as the
26	26	11 context requires otherwise:
27	27	12 "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
28	28	13 "Director" means the Director of the Department of Public
29	29	14 Health.
30	30	15 "License" means a license issued by the State under this
31	31	16 Act to a hearing instrument dispenser.
32	32	17 "Licensed audiologist" means a person licensed as an
33	33	18 audiologist under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
34	34	19 Audiology Practice Act.
35	35	20 "National Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist"
36	36	21 means a person who has had at least 2 years in practice as a
37	37	22 licensed hearing instrument dispenser and has been certified
38	38	23 after qualification by examination by the National Board for
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43	43	225 ILCS 50/3 from Ch. 111, par. 7403225 ILCS 50/4 from Ch. 111, par. 7404 225 ILCS 50/4.6225 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 111, par. 7405225 ILCS 50/6 from Ch. 111, par. 7406225 ILCS 50/9 from Ch. 111, par. 7409 225 ILCS 50/3 from Ch. 111, par. 7403 225 ILCS 50/4 from Ch. 111, par. 7404 225 ILCS 50/4.6 225 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 111, par. 7405 225 ILCS 50/6 from Ch. 111, par. 7406 225 ILCS 50/9 from Ch. 111, par. 7409
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45	45	225 ILCS 50/4 from Ch. 111, par. 7404
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47	47	225 ILCS 50/5 from Ch. 111, par. 7405
48	48	225 ILCS 50/6 from Ch. 111, par. 7406
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50	50	Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Requires all hearing instruments offered for sale to be accompanied by a 30-business day return privilege. Requires the receipt or contract provided to the consumer to state that the consumer has a right to return the hearing instrument for a refund within 30 business days of the date of delivery. Provides that if a nonrefundable dispensing fee or restocking fee, or both, will be withheld from the consumer in event of return, the terms must be clearly stated on the receipt or contract provided to the consumer. Defines terms. Makes technical changes. Effective January 1, 2024.
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83	83	1 Certification in Hearing Instruments Sciences.
84	84	2 "Licensed physician" or "physician" means a physician
85	85	3 licensed in Illinois to practice medicine in all of its
86	86	4 branches pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
87	87	5 "Trainee" means a person who is licensed to perform the
88	88	6 functions of a hearing instrument dispenser in accordance with
89	89	7 the Department rules and only under the direct supervision of
90	90	8 a hearing instrument dispenser or audiologist who is licensed
91	91	9 in the State.
92	92	10 "Board" means the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection
93	93	11 Board.
94	94	12 "Hearing instrument" or "hearing aid" means any wearable
95	95	13 instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose
96	96	14 of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing and that
97	97	15 can provide more than 15 dB full on gain via a 2cc coupler at
98	98	16 any single frequency from 200 through 6000 cycles per second,
99	99	17 and any parts, attachments, or accessories, including ear
100	100	18 molds. "Hearing instrument" or "hearing aid" do not include
101	101	19 batteries, cords, or group auditory training devices and any
102	102	20 instrument or device used by a public utility in providing
103	103	21 telephone or other communication services are excluded.
104	104	22 "Practice of fitting, dispensing, or servicing of hearing
105	105	23 instruments" means the measurement of human hearing with an
106	106	24 audiometer, calibrated to the current American National
107	107	25 Standard Institute standards, for the purpose of making
108	108	26 selections, recommendations, adaptions, services, or sales of
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119	119	1 hearing instruments including the making of earmolds as a part
120	120	2 of the hearing instrument.
121	121	3 "Sell" or "sale" means any transfer of title or of the
122	122	4 right to use by lease, bailment, or any other contract,
123	123	5 excluding wholesale transactions with distributors or dealers.
124	124	6 "Hearing instrument dispenser" means a person who is a
125	125	7 hearing care professional that engages in the selling,
126	126	8 practice of fitting, selecting, recommending, dispensing, or
127	127	9 servicing of hearing instruments or the testing for means of
128	128	10 hearing instrument selection or who advertises or displays a
129	129	11 sign or represents himself or herself as a person who
130	130	12 practices the testing, fitting, selecting, servicing,
131	131	13 dispensing, or selling of hearing instruments.
132	132	14 "Fund" means the Hearing Instrument Dispenser Examining
133	133	15 and Disciplinary Fund.
134	134	16 "Hearing care professional" means a person who is a
135	135	17 licensed audiologist, a licensed hearing instrument dispenser,
136	136	18 or a licensed physician.
137	137	19 (Source: P.A. 98-362, eff. 8-16-13; 98-827, eff. 1-1-15.)
138	138	20 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-495)
139	139	21 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
140	140	22 Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, except as the
141	141	23 context requires otherwise:
142	142	24 "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
143	143	25 "Director" means the Director of the Department of Public
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154	154	1 Health.
155	155	2 "Direct supervision" means the final approval given by the
156	156	3 licensed hearing instrument professional to all work performed
157	157	4 by the person under supervision and that the licensed hearing
158	158	5 instrument professional is physically present in the facility
159	159	6 any time the person under supervision has contact with a
160	160	7 client. "Direct supervision" does not mean that the licensed
161	161	8 hearing instrument professional is in the same room when the
162	162	9 person under supervision has contact with the client.
163	163	10 "Federal Trade Commission" means the United States federal
164	164	11 agency which regulates business practices and commerce.
165	165	12 "Food and Drug Administration" means the United States
166	166	13 federal agency which regulates hearing instruments or hearing
167	167	14 aids as medical devices.
168	168	15 "License" means a license issued by the State under this
169	169	16 Act to a hearing instrument dispenser.
170	170	17 "Licensed audiologist" means a person licensed as an
171	171	18 audiologist under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and
172	172	19 Audiology Practice Act and who can prescribe hearing aids in
173	173	20 accordance with this Act.
174	174	21 "National Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist"
175	175	22 means a person who has had at least 2 years in practice as a
176	176	23 licensed hearing instrument dispenser and has been certified
177	177	24 after qualification by examination by the National Board for
178	178	25 Certification in Hearing Instruments Sciences.
179	179	26 "Licensed physician" or "physician" means a physician
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190	190	1 licensed in Illinois to practice medicine in all of its
191	191	2 branches pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
192	192	3 "Trainee" means a person who is licensed to perform the
193	193	4 functions of a hearing instrument dispenser or audiologist in
194	194	5 accordance with the Department rules and only under the direct
195	195	6 supervision of a hearing instrument dispenser or audiologist
196	196	7 who is licensed in the State.
197	197	8 "Board" means the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection
198	198	9 Board.
199	199	10 "Hearing instrument" or "hearing aid" means any instrument
200	200	11 or device, including an instrument or device dispensed
201	201	12 pursuant to a prescription, that is designed, intended, or
202	202	13 offered for the purpose of improving a person's hearing and
203	203	14 any parts, attachments, or accessories, including earmolds.
204	204	15 "Hearing instrument" or "hearing aid" does not include
205	205	16 batteries, cords, and individual or group auditory training
206	206	17 devices and any instrument or device used by a public utility
207	207	18 in providing telephone or other communication services.
208	208	19 "Involvement of a licensed hearing professional person"
209	209	20 refers to the supervision supervisor, prescription or other
210	210	21 order, involvement, or interaction by a licensed hearing
211	211	22 instrument professional.
212	212	23 "Practice of prescribing, fitting, dispensing, or
213	213	24 servicing of prescription hearing aids" means the measurement
214	214	25 of human hearing with an audiometer, calibrated to the current
215	215	26 American National Standard Institute standards, for the
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226	226	1 purpose of prescribing hearing aids and making selections,
227	227	2 recommendations, adaptions, services, or sales of hearing aids
228	228	3 including the making of earmolds as a part of the hearing aid.
229	229	4 "Sell" or "sale" means any transfer of title or of the
230	230	5 right to use by lease, bailment, or any other contract,
231	231	6 excluding wholesale transactions with distributors or dealers.
232	232	7 "Hearing instrument dispenser" means a person who is a
233	233	8 hearing instrument professional that engages in the selling,
234	234	9 practice of fitting, selecting, recommending, dispensing,
235	235	10 prescribing, or servicing of prescription hearing aids or the
236	236	11 testing for means of hearing aid selection or who advertises
237	237	12 or displays a sign or represents himself or herself as a person
238	238	13 who practices the testing, fitting, selecting, servicing,
239	239	14 dispensing, prescribing, or selling of prescription hearing
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241	241	16 "Fund" means the Hearing Instrument Dispenser Examining
242	242	17 and Disciplinary Fund.
243	243	18 "Hearing instrument professional" means a person who is a
244	244	19 licensed audiologist, a licensed hearing instrument dispenser,
245	245	20 or a licensed physician.
246	246	21 "Over-the-counter hearing aid" means any instrument or
247	247	22 device that:
248	248	23 (1) uses the same fundamental scientific technology as
249	249	24 air conduction hearing aids, as defined in 21 CFR
250	250	25 874.3300, or wireless air conduction hearing aids, as
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262	262	1 (2) is intended to be used by adults age 18 and older
263	263	2 to compensate for perceived mild to moderate hearing
264	264	3 impairment;
265	265	4 (3) through tools, tests, or software, allows the user
266	266	5 to control the over-the-counter hearing aid and customize
267	267	6 it to the user's hearing needs;
268	268	7 (4) may use wireless technology or include tests for
269	269	8 self-assessment of hearing loss; and
270	270	9 (5) is available over-the-counter, without the
271	271	10 supervision, prescription, or other order, involvement, or
272	272	11 intervention of a licensed person, to consumers through
273	273	12 in-person transactions, by mail, or online.
274	274	13 "Over-the-counter hearing aid" does not include batteries,
275	275	14 cords, and individual or group auditory training devices or
276	276	15 any instrument or device used by a public utility in providing
277	277	16 telephone or other communication services.
278	278	17 "Personal sound amplification product" means an
279	279	18 amplification device, as defined by the Food and Drug
280	280	19 Administration or the Federal Trade Commission, that is not
281	281	20 labeled as a hearing aid and is not intended to treat hearing
282	282	21 loss.
283	283	22 "Prescribe" means an order for a prescription hearing aid
284	284	23 issued by a licensed hearing instrument professional.
285	285	24 "Prescription hearing aid" means any wearable instrument
286	286	25 or device designed, intended, or offered for the purpose of
287	287	26 improving a person's hearing that may only be obtained with
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298	298	1 the involvement of a licensed hearing instrument professional.
299	299	2 (Source: P.A. 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)
300	300	3 (225 ILCS 50/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 7404)
301	301	4 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-495)
302	302	5 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
303	303	6 Sec. 4. Disclosure; waiver; complaints; insurance. The
304	304	7 hearing instrument dispenser shall give at no charge to every
305	305	8 person fitted and sold a hearing instrument the "User
306	306	9 Instructional Brochure", supplied by the hearing instrument
307	307	10 manufacturer containing information required by the U.S. Food
308	308	11 and Drug Administration.
309	309	12 Whenever a sale or service of one or more hearing
310	310	13 instrument involving $50 or more is made or contracted to be
311	311	14 made, whether under a single contract or under multiple
312	312	15 contracts, at the time of the transaction, the hearing
313	313	16 instrument dispenser shall furnish the consumer with a fully
314	314	17 completed receipt or contract pertaining to that transaction,
315	315	18 in substantially the same language as that used in the oral
316	316	19 presentation to the consumer. The receipt or contract provided
317	317	20 to the consumer shall contain the dispenser's name, license
318	318	21 number, business address, business phone number, and
319	319	22 signature; the name, address, and signature of the hearing
320	320	23 instrument consumer; and the name and signature of the
321	321	24 purchaser if the consumer and the purchaser are not the same;
322	322	25 the hearing instrument manufacturer's name, and the model and
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333	333	1 serial numbers; the date of purchase; and the charges required
334	334	2 to complete the terms of the sale fully and clearly stated.
335	335	3 When the hearing instrument is delivered to the consumer or
336	336	4 purchaser, the serial number shall be written on the original
337	337	5 receipt or contract and a copy shall be given to the consumer
338	338	6 or purchaser. If a used hearing instrument is sold, the
339	339	7 receipt and the container thereof shall be clearly marked as
340	340	8 "used" or "reconditioned", whichever is applicable, with terms
341	341	9 of guarantee, if any.
342	342	10 All hearing instruments offered for sale must be
343	343	11 accompanied by a 30-business day return privilege. The receipt
344	344	12 or contract provided to the consumer shall state that the
345	345	13 consumer has a right to return the hearing instrument for a
346	346	14 refund within 30 business days of the date of delivery. If a
347	347	15 nonrefundable dispensing fee or restocking fee, or both, will
348	348	16 be withheld from the consumer in event of return, the terms
349	349	17 must be clearly stated on the receipt or contract provided to
350	350	18 the consumer.
351	351	19 A hearing instrument dispenser shall not sell a hearing
352	352	20 instrument unless the prospective user has presented to the
353	353	21 hearing instrument dispenser a written statement, signed by a
354	354	22 licensed physician, which states that the patient's hearing
355	355	23 loss has been medically evaluated and the patient is
356	356	24 considered a candidate for a hearing instrument. The medical
357	357	25 evaluation must have taken place within the 6 months
358	358	26 immediately preceding the date of the sale of the hearing
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369	369	1 instrument to the prospective hearing instrument user. If the
370	370	2 prospective hearing instrument user is 18 years of age or
371	371	3 older, the hearing instrument dispenser may afford the
372	372	4 prospective user an opportunity to waive the medical
373	373	5 evaluation required by this Section, provided that the hearing
374	374	6 instrument dispenser:
375	375	7 (i) Informs the prospective user that the exercise of
376	376	8 a waiver is not in the user's best health interest;
377	377	9 (ii) Does not in any way actively encourage the
378	378	10 prospective user to waive the medical evaluation; and
379	379	11 (iii) Affords the prospective user the option to sign
380	380	12 the following statement:
381	381	13 "I have been advised by .................(hearing
382	382	14 instrument dispenser's name) that the Food and Drug
383	383	15 Administration has determined that my best interest
384	384	16 would be served if I had a medical evaluation by a
385	385	17 licensed physician (preferably a physician who
386	386	18 specializes in diseases of the ear) before purchasing
387	387	19 a hearing instrument. I do not wish a medical
388	388	20 evaluation before purchasing a hearing instrument."
389	389	21 The hearing instrument dispenser or his or her employer
390	390	22 shall retain proof of the medical examination or the waiver
391	391	23 for at least 3 years from the date of the sale.
392	392	24 If the parent or guardian of any individual under the age
393	393	25 of 18 years is a member of any church or religious
394	394	26 denomination, whose tenets and practices include reliance upon
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405	405	1 spiritual means through prayer alone and objects to medical
406	406	2 treatment and so states in writing to the hearing instrument
407	407	3 dispenser, such individual shall undergo a hearing examination
408	408	4 as provided by this Section but no proof, ruling out any
409	409	5 medically treatable problem causing hearing loss, shall be
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411	411	7 All persons licensed under this Act shall have
412	412	8 conspicuously displayed in their business establishment a sign
413	413	9 indicating that formal complaints regarding hearing instrument
414	414	10 goods or services may be made to the Department. Such sign
415	415	11 shall give the address and telephone number of the Department.
416	416	12 All persons purchasing hearing instruments shall be provided
417	417	13 with a written statement indicating that formal complaints
418	418	14 regarding hearing instrument goods or services may be made to
419	419	15 the Department and disclosing the address and telephone number
420	420	16 of the Department.
421	421	17 Any person wishing to make a complaint, against a hearing
422	422	18 instrument dispenser under this Act, shall file it with the
423	423	19 Department within 3 years from the date of the action upon
424	424	20 which the complaint is based. The Department shall investigate
425	425	21 all such complaints.
426	426	22 All persons licensed under this Act shall maintain
427	427	23 liability insurance as set forth by rule and shall be
428	428	24 responsible for the annual calibration of all audiometers in
429	429	25 use by such persons. Such annual calibrations shall be in
430	430	26 conformance with the current standards set by American
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441	441	1 National Standard Institute.
442	442	2 (Source: P.A. 91-932, eff. 1-1-01.)
443	443	3 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-495)
444	444	4 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
445	445	5 Sec. 4. Disclosure; complaints; insurance. The hearing
446	446	6 instrument professional shall give at no charge to every
447	447	7 person fitted and sold a hearing aid the "User Instructional
448	448	8 Brochure", supplied by the hearing aid manufacturer containing
449	449	9 information required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
450	450	10 All hearing instruments or hearing aids must be dispensed
451	451	11 or sold in accordance with Food and Drug Administration and
452	452	12 Federal Trade Commission regulations governing the dispensing
453	453	13 and sale of personal sound amplification products or hearing
454	454	14 aids.
455	455	15 A consumer who purchases an over-the-counter hearing aid
456	456	16 must be provided a sales receipt at the time of the
457	457	17 transaction.
458	458	18 Whenever a sale of one or more prescription hearing aids
459	459	19 involving $50 or more is made or contracted to be made, whether
460	460	20 under a single contract or under multiple contracts, at the
461	461	21 time of the transaction, the hearing instrument professional
462	462	22 shall furnish the consumer with a fully completed receipt or
463	463	23 contract pertaining to that transaction, in substantially the
464	464	24 same language as that used in the oral presentation to the
465	465	25 consumer. The receipt or contract provided to the consumer
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476	476	1 shall contain (i) the hearing instrument professional's name,
477	477	2 license number, business address, business phone number, and
478	478	3 signature; (ii) the name, address, and signature of the
479	479	4 hearing instrument consumer; (iii) the name and signature of
480	480	5 the purchaser if the consumer and the purchaser are not the
481	481	6 same person; (iv) the hearing aid manufacturer's name, and the
482	482	7 model and serial numbers; (v) the date of purchase; and (vi)
483	483	8 the charges required to complete the terms of the sale, which
484	484	9 must be fully and clearly stated. When the hearing aid is
485	485	10 delivered to the consumer or purchaser, the serial number
486	486	11 shall be written on the original receipt or contract and a copy
487	487	12 shall be given to the consumer or purchaser. If a used hearing
488	488	13 instrument is sold, the receipt and the container thereof
489	489	14 shall be clearly marked as "used" or "reconditioned",
490	490	15 whichever is applicable, with terms of guarantee, if any.
491	491	16 The hearing instrument professional or the professional's
492	492	17 employer shall retain proof of the medical examination for at
493	493	18 least 3 years from the date of the sale.
494	494	19 All hearing instruments offered for sale must be
495	495	20 accompanied by a 30-business day return privilege. The receipt
496	496	21 or contract provided to the consumer shall state that the
497	497	22 consumer has a right to return the hearing instrument for a
498	498	23 refund within 30 business days of the date of delivery. If a
499	499	24 nonrefundable dispensing fee or restocking fee, or both, will
500	500	25 be withheld from the consumer in event of return, the terms
501	501	26 must be clearly stated on the receipt or contract provided to
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512	512	1 the consumer. For purposes of this paragraph, "business day"
513	513	2 means any calendar day except Saturday, Sunday, or a federal
514	514	3 holiday.
515	515	4 If the parent or guardian of any individual age 17 or under
516	516	5 is a member of any church or religious denomination, whose
517	517	6 tenets and practices include reliance upon spiritual means
518	518	7 through prayer alone and objects to medical treatment and so
519	519	8 states in writing to the hearing instrument professional, such
520	520	9 individual shall undergo a hearing examination as provided by
521	521	10 this Section but no proof, ruling out any medically treatable
522	522	11 problem causing hearing loss, shall be required.
523	523	12 All persons licensed under this Act shall have
524	524	13 conspicuously displayed in their business establishment a sign
525	525	14 indicating that formal complaints regarding hearing aid goods
526	526	15 or services may be made to the Department. Such sign shall give
527	527	16 the address and telephone number of the Department. All
528	528	17 persons purchasing hearing aids shall be provided with a
529	529	18 written statement indicating that formal complaints regarding
530	530	19 hearing aid goods or services may be made to the Department and
531	531	20 disclosing the address and telephone number of the Department.
532	532	21 Any person wishing to make a complaint, against a hearing
533	533	22 instrument professional under this Act, shall file it with the
534	534	23 Department within 3 years from the date of the action upon
535	535	24 which the complaint is based. The Department shall investigate
536	536	25 all such complaints.
537	537	26 All persons licensed under this Act shall maintain
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548	548	1 liability insurance as set forth by rule and shall be
549	549	2 responsible for the annual calibration of all audiometers in
550	550	3 use by such persons. Such annual calibrations shall be in
551	551	4 conformance with the current standards set by American
552	552	5 National Standard Institute.
553	553	6 (Source: P.A. 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)
554	554	7 (225 ILCS 50/4.6)
555	555	8 (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
556	556	9 delayed effective date)
557	557	10 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
558	558	11 Sec. 4.6. Prescription hearing aids for persons age 18 or
559	559	12 older.
560	560	13 (a) A hearing instrument professional may dispense a
561	561	14 hearing aid to a person age 18 or older in accordance with the
562	562	15 requirements of this Section.
563	563	16 (b) A person age 18 or older must be evaluated by a hearing
564	564	17 instrument professional in person or via telehealth before
565	565	18 receiving a prescription for a hearing aid. A person age 18 or
566	566	19 older may not waive evaluation by a hearing instrument
567	567	20 professional unless he or she is replacing a lost or stolen
568	568	21 hearing aid that is subject to warranty replacement.
569	569	22 (c) A hearing instrument professional shall not sell
570	570	23 prescription hearing aid to anyone age 18 or older if the
571	571	24 prospective user had a negative finding on the Consumer Ear
572	572	25 Disease Risk Assessment or a similar standardized assessment.
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583	583	1 The prospective user who had a negative finding on the
584	584	2 Consumer Ear Disease Risk Assessment or similar standardized
585	585	3 assessment shall present to the hearing instrument
586	586	4 professional a written statement, signed by a licensed
587	587	5 physician, which states that the patient's hearing loss has
588	588	6 been medically evaluated and the patient is considered a
589	589	7 candidate for a prescription hearing aid. The medical
590	590	8 evaluation must have been performed within the 12 months
591	591	9 immediately preceding the date of the sale of the hearing aid
592	592	10 to the prospective hearing aid user.
593	593	11 (d) A hearing aid prescription for individuals age 18 or
594	594	12 older must include, at a minimum, the following information:
595	595	13 (1) name of the patient;
596	596	14 (2) date the prescription is issued;
597	597	15 (3) expiration date of the prescription, which may not
598	598	16 exceed one year from the date of issuance;
599	599	17 (4) name and license number of the prescribing hearing
600	600	18 instrument professional;
601	601	19 (5) results of the following assessments:
602	602	20 (A) hearing handicap inventory or similar
603	603	21 standardized, evidence-based tool;
604	604	22 (B) pure-tone air conduction audiometry;
605	605	23 (C) bone conduction testing or consumer ear
606	606	24 disease risk assessment or a similar standardized
607	607	25 evidence-based tool;
608	608	26 (D) recorded speech in quiet, as medically
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620	620	2 (E) recorded speech or digits in noise, as
621	621	3 medically medical appropriate;
622	622	4 (6) documentation of type and style of hearing aid;
623	623	5 and
624	624	6 (7) documentation of medical necessity of the
625	625	7 recommended features of a hearing aid.
626	626	8 (Source: P.A. 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)
627	627	9 (225 ILCS 50/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 7405)
628	628	10 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-495)
629	629	11 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
630	630	12 Sec. 5. License required. No person shall engage in the
631	631	13 selling, practice of testing, fitting, selecting,
632	632	14 recommending, adapting, dispensing, or servicing hearing
633	633	15 instruments or display a sign, advertise, or represent oneself
634	634	16 as a person who practices the fitting or selling of hearing
635	635	17 instruments unless such person holds a current license issued
636	636	18 by the Department as provided in this Act. Such person shall be
637	637	19 known as a licensed hearing instrument dispenser. Individuals
638	638	20 licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 of this Act
639	639	21 shall be deemed qualified to provide tests of human hearing
640	640	22 and hearing instrument evaluations for the purpose of
641	641	23 dispensing a hearing instrument for which any State agency may
642	642	24 contract. The license shall be conspicuously displayed in the
643	643	25 place of business. Duplicate licenses shall be issued by the
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654	654	1 Department to licensees operating more than one office upon
655	655	2 the additional payment set forth in this Act. No hearing
656	656	3 instrument manufacturer may distribute, sell, or otherwise
657	657	4 provide hearing instruments to any unlicensed hearing care
658	658	5 professional for the purpose of selling hearing instruments to
659	659	6 the consumer.
660	660	7 Except for violations of the provisions of this Act, or
661	661	8 the rules promulgated under it, nothing in this Act shall
662	662	9 prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or
663	663	10 other entity from engaging in the business of testing,
664	664	11 fitting, servicing, selecting, dispensing, selling, or
665	665	12 offering for sale hearing instruments at retail without a
666	666	13 license, provided it employs only licensed individuals in the
667	667	14 direct testing, fitting, servicing, selecting, offering for
668	668	15 sale, or dispensing of such products. Each such corporation,
669	669	16 partnership, trust, association, or other entity shall file
670	670	17 with the Department, prior to doing business in this State and
671	671	18 by July 1 of each calendar year thereafter, on forms
672	672	19 prescribed by the Department, a list of all licensed hearing
673	673	20 instrument dispensers employed by it and a statement attesting
674	674	21 that it complies with this Act and the rules promulgated under
675	675	22 it and the regulations of the Federal Food and Drug
676	676	23 Administration and the Federal Trade Commission insofar as
677	677	24 they are applicable.
678	678	25 (Source: P.A. 99-204, eff. 7-30-15.)
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689	689	1 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-495)
690	690	2 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
691	691	3 Sec. 5. License required. No person shall engage in the
692	692	4 selling, practice of testing, fitting, selecting,
693	693	5 recommending, adapting, dispensing, or servicing hearing aids
694	694	6 or display a sign, advertise, or represent oneself as a person
695	695	7 who practices the fitting or selling of hearing aids unless
696	696	8 such person holds a current license issued by the Department
697	697	9 as provided in this Act. Such person shall be known as a
698	698	10 licensed hearing instrument dispenser. Individuals licensed
699	699	11 pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 of this Act shall be
700	700	12 deemed qualified to provide tests of human hearing and hearing
701	701	13 aid evaluations for the purpose of dispensing a hearing aid
702	702	14 for which any State agency may contract. The license shall be
703	703	15 conspicuously displayed in the place of business. Duplicate
704	704	16 licenses shall be issued by the Department to licensees
705	705	17 operating more than one office upon the additional payment set
706	706	18 forth in this Act. No hearing aids manufacturer may
707	707	19 distribute, sell, or otherwise provide hearing aids to any
708	708	20 unlicensed hearing instrument professional for the purpose of
709	709	21 selling hearing aids to the consumer.
710	710	22 Except for violations of the provisions of this Act, or
711	711	23 the rules promulgated under it, nothing in this Act shall
712	712	24 prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or
713	713	25 other entity from engaging in the business of testing,
714	714	26 fitting, servicing, selecting, dispensing, selling, or
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725	725	1 offering for sale hearing aids aid at retail without a
726	726	2 license, provided it employs only licensed individuals in the
727	727	3 direct testing, fitting, servicing, selecting, offering for
728	728	4 sale, or dispensing of such products. Each such corporation,
729	729	5 partnership, trust, association, or other entity shall file
730	730	6 with the Department, prior to doing business in this State and
731	731	7 by July 1 of each calendar year thereafter, on forms
732	732	8 prescribed by the Department, a list of all licensed hearing
733	733	9 instrument dispensers employed by it and a statement attesting
734	734	10 that it complies with this Act and the rules promulgated under
735	735	11 it and the regulations of the Federal Food and Drug
736	736	12 Administration and the Federal Trade Commission insofar as
737	737	13 they are applicable.
738	738	14 (Source: P.A. 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)
739	739	15 (225 ILCS 50/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 7406)
740	740	16 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-495)
741	741	17 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
742	742	18 Sec. 6. Mail order and Internet sales. Nothing in this Act
743	743	19 shall prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association,
744	744	20 or other organization, maintaining an established business
745	745	21 address, from engaging in the business of selling or offering
746	746	22 for sale hearing instruments at retail by mail or by Internet
747	747	23 to persons 18 years of age or older who have not been examined
748	748	24 by a licensed physician or tested by a licensed hearing
749	749	25 instrument dispenser provided that:
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760	760	1 (a) The organization is registered by the Department prior
761	761	2 to engaging in business in this State and has paid the fee set
762	762	3 forth in this Act.
763	763	4 (b) The organization files with the Department, prior to
764	764	5 registration and annually thereafter, a Disclosure Statement
765	765	6 containing the following:
766	766	7 (1) the name under which the organization is doing or
767	767	8 intends to do business and the name of any affiliated
768	768	9 company which the organization recommends or will
769	769	10 recommend to persons as a supplier of goods or services or
770	770	11 in connection with other business transactions of the
771	771	12 organization;
772	772	13 (2) the organization's principal business address and
773	773	14 the name and address of its agent in this State authorized
774	774	15 to receive service of process;
775	775	16 (3) the business form of the organization, whether
776	776	17 corporate, partnership, or otherwise and the state or
777	777	18 other sovereign power under which the organization is
778	778	19 organized;
779	779	20 (4) the names of the directors or persons performing
780	780	21 similar functions and names and addresses of the chief
781	781	22 executive officer, and the financial, accounting, sales,
782	782	23 and other principal executive officers, if the
783	783	24 organization is a corporation, association, or other
784	784	25 similar entity; of all general partners, if the
785	785	26 organization is a partnership; and of the owner, if the
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796	796	1 organization is a sole proprietorship, together with a
797	797	2 statement of the business background during the past 5
798	798	3 years for each such person;
799	799	4 (5) a statement as to whether the organization or any
800	800	5 person identified in the disclosure statement:
801	801	6 (i) has during the 5 year period immediately
802	802	7 preceding the date of the disclosure statement been
803	803	8 convicted of a felony, pleaded nolo contendere to a
804	804	9 felony charge, or been held liable in a civil action by
805	805	10 final judgment, if such felony or civil action
806	806	11 involved fraud, embezzlement, or misappropriation of
807	807	12 property, and a description thereof; or
808	808	13 (ii) is subject to any currently effective
809	809	14 injunctive or restrictive order as a result of a
810	810	15 proceeding or pending action brought by any government
811	811	16 agency or department, and a description thereof; or
812	812	17 (iii) is a defendant in any pending criminal or
813	813	18 material civil action relating to fraud, embezzlement,
814	814	19 misappropriation of property or violations of the
815	815	20 antitrust or trade regulation laws of the United
816	816	21 States or any state, and a description thereof; or
817	817	22 (iv) has during the 5 year period immediately
818	818	23 preceding the date of the disclosure statement had
819	819	24 entered against such person or organization a final
820	820	25 judgment in any material civil proceeding, and a
821	821	26 description thereof; or
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832	832	1 (v) has during the 5 year period immediately
833	833	2 preceding the date of the disclosure statement been
834	834	3 adjudicated a bankrupt or reorganized due to
835	835	4 insolvency or was a principal executive officer or
836	836	5 general partner of any company that has been
837	837	6 adjudicated a bankrupt or reorganized due to
838	838	7 insolvency during such 5 year period, and a
839	839	8 description thereof;
840	840	9 (6) the length of time the organization and any
841	841	10 predecessor of the organization has conducted a business
842	842	11 dealing with hearing instrument goods or services;
843	843	12 (7) a financial statement of the organization as of
844	844	13 the close of the most recent fiscal year of the
845	845	14 organization. If the financial statement is filed later
846	846	15 than 120 days following the close of the fiscal year of the
847	847	16 organization it must be accompanied by a statement of the
848	848	17 organization of any material changes in the financial
849	849	18 condition of the organization;
850	850	19 (8) a general description of the business, including
851	851	20 without limitation a description of the goods, training
852	852	21 programs, supervision, advertising, promotion and other
853	853	22 services provided by the organization;
854	854	23 (9) a statement of any compensation or other benefit
855	855	24 given or promised to a public figure arising, in whole or
856	856	25 in part, from (i) the use of the public figure in the name
857	857	26 or symbol of the organization or (ii) the endorsement or
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868	868	1 recommendation of the organization by the public figure in
869	869	2 advertisements;
870	870	3 (10) a statement setting forth such additional
871	871	4 information and such comments and explanations relative to
872	872	5 the information contained in the disclosure statement as
873	873	6 the organization may desire to present.
874	874	7 (b-5) If a device being sold does not meet the definition
875	875	8 of a hearing instrument or hearing device as stated in this
876	876	9 Act, the organization shall include a disclaimer in all
877	877	10 written or electronic promotions. The disclaimer shall include
878	878	11 the following language:
879	879	12 "This is not a hearing instrument or hearing aid as
880	880	13 defined in the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act,
881	881	14 but a personal amplifier and not intended to replace a
882	882	15 properly fitted and calibrated hearing instrument.".
883	883	16 (c) The organization files with the Department prior to
884	884	17 registration and annually thereafter a statement that it
885	885	18 complies with the Act, the rules issued pursuant to it, and the
886	886	19 regulations of the Federal Food and Drug Administration and
887	887	20 the Federal Trade Commission insofar as they are applicable.
888	888	21 (d) The organization files with the Department at the time
889	889	22 of registration an irrevocable consent to service of process
890	890	23 authorizing the Department and any of its successors to be
891	891	24 served any notice, process, or pleading in any action or
892	892	25 proceeding against the organization arising out of or in
893	893	26 connection with any violation of this Act. Such service shall
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904	904	1 have the effect of conferring personal jurisdiction over such
905	905	2 organization in any court of competent jurisdiction.
906	906	3 (e) Before dispensing a hearing instrument to a resident
907	907	4 of this State, the organization informs the prospective users
908	908	5 that they need the following for proper fitting of a hearing
909	909	6 instrument:
910	910	7 (1) the results of an audiogram performed within the
911	911	8 past 6 months by a licensed audiologist or a licensed
912	912	9 hearing instrument dispenser; and
913	913	10 (2) an earmold impression obtained from the
914	914	11 prospective user and taken by a licensed hearing
915	915	12 instrument dispenser or licensed audiologist.
916	916	13 (f) The prospective user receives a medical evaluation or
917	917	14 the organization affords the prospective user an opportunity
918	918	15 to waive the medical evaluation requirement of Section 4 of
919	919	16 this Act and the testing requirement of subsection (z) of
920	920	17 Section 18, provided that the organization:
921	921	18 (1) informs the prospective user that the exercise of
922	922	19 the waiver is not in the user's best health interest;
923	923	20 (2) does not in any way actively encourage the
924	924	21 prospective user to waive the medical evaluation or test;
925	925	22 and
926	926	23 (3) affords the prospective user the option to sign
927	927	24 the following statement:
928	928	25 "I have been advised by .......... (hearing
929	929	26 instrument dispenser's name) that the Food and Drug
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940	940	1 Administration and the State of Illinois have
941	941	2 determined that my best interest would be served if I
942	942	3 had a medical evaluation by a licensed physician,
943	943	4 preferably a physician who specialized in diseases of
944	944	5 the ear, before purchasing a hearing instrument; or a
945	945	6 test by a licensed audiologist or licensed hearing
946	946	7 instrument dispenser utilizing established procedures
947	947	8 and instrumentation in the fitting of hearing
948	948	9 instruments. I do not wish either a medical evaluation
949	949	10 or test before purchasing a hearing instrument."
950	950	11 (g) Where a sale, lease, or rental of hearing instruments
951	951	12 is sold or contracted to be sold to a consumer by mail order,
952	952	13 the consumer may void the contract or sale by notifying the
953	953	14 seller within 45 business days following that day on which the
954	954	15 hearing instruments were mailed by the seller to the consumer
955	955	16 and by returning to the seller in its original condition any
956	956	17 hearing instrument delivered to the consumer under the
957	957	18 contract or sale. At the time the hearing instrument is
958	958	19 mailed, the seller shall furnish the consumer with a fully
959	959	20 completed receipt or copy of any contract pertaining to the
960	960	21 sale that contains a "Notice of Cancellation" informing the
961	961	22 consumer that he or she may cancel the sale at any time within
962	962	23 45 business days and disclosing the date of the mailing and the
963	963	24 name, address, and telephone number of the seller. In
964	964	25 immediate proximity to the space reserved in the contract for
965	965	26 the signature of the consumer, or on the front page of the
966	966
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976	976	1 receipt if a contract is not used, and in bold face type of a
977	977	2 minimum size of 10 points, there shall be a statement in
978	978	3 substantially the following form:
979	979	4 "You, the buyer, may cancel this transaction at any
980	980	5 time prior to midnight of the 45th business day after the
981	981	6 date of this transaction. See the attached notice of
982	982	7 cancellation form for an explanation of this right."
983	983	8 Attached to the receipt or contract shall be a completed
984	984	9 form in duplicate, captioned "NOTICE OF CANCELLATION" which
985	985	10 shall be easily detachable and which shall contain in at least
986	986	11 10 point bold face type the following information and
987	987	12 statements in the same language as that used in the contract:
988	988	13 "NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
989	989	14 enter date of transaction
990	990	15 .........................
991	991	16 (DATE)
992	992	17 YOU MAY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION, WITHOUT ANY PENALTY OR
993	993	18 OBLIGATION, WITHIN 45 BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE ABOVE DATE.
994	994	19 IF YOU CANCEL, ANY PROPERTY TRADED IN, ANY PAYMENTS MADE
995	995	20 BY YOU UNDER THE CONTRACT OR SALE LESS ANY NONREFUNDABLE
996	996	21 RESTOCKING FEE, AND ANY NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT EXECUTED BY YOU
997	997	22 WILL BE RETURNED WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS FOLLOWING RECEIPT BY
998	998	23 THE SELLER OF YOUR CANCELLATION NOTICE AND ALL MERCHANDISE
999	999	24 PERTAINING TO THIS TRANSACTION, AND ANY SECURITY INTEREST
1000	1000	25 ARISING OUT OF THE TRANSACTION WILL BE CANCELLED.
1001	1001	26 IF YOU CANCEL, YOU MUST RETURN TO THE SELLER, IN
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1012	1012	1 SUBSTANTIALLY AS GOOD CONDITION AS WHEN RECEIVED, ANY GOODS
1013	1013	2 DELIVERED TO YOU UNDER THIS CONTRACT OR SALE.
1014	1014	3 TO CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION, MAIL OR DELIVER A SIGNED
1015	1015	4 AND DATED COPY OF THIS CANCELLATION NOTICE OR ANY OTHER
1016	1016	5 WRITTEN NOTICE, OR SEND A TELEGRAM, TO (name of seller),
1017	1017	6 AT (address of seller's place of business) AND (seller's
1018	1018	7 telephone number) NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT OF
1019	1019	8 ...........(date).
1020	1020	9 I HEREBY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION.
1021	1021	10 (Date)............
1022	1022	11 ..................
1023	1023	12 (Buyers Signature)"
1024	1024	13 The written "Notice of Cancellation" may be sent by the
1025	1025	14 consumer to the seller to cancel the contract. The 45-day
1026	1026	15 period does not commence until the consumer is furnished the
1027	1027	16 Notice of Cancellation and the address and phone number at
1028	1028	17 which such notice to the seller can be given.
1029	1029	18 If the conditions of this Section are met, the seller must
1030	1030	19 return to the consumer the amount of any payment made or
1031	1031	20 consideration given under the contract or for the merchandise
1032	1032	21 less a nonrefundable restocking fee.
1033	1033	22 It is an unlawful practice for a seller to: (1) hold a
1034	1034	23 consumer responsible for any liability or obligation under any
1035	1035	24 mail order transaction if the consumer claims not to have
1036	1036	25 received the merchandise unless the merchandise was sent by
1037	1037	26 certified mail or other delivery method by which the seller is
1038	1038
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1041	1041
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1048	1048	1 provided with proof of delivery; (2) fail, before furnishing
1049	1049	2 copies of the "Notice of Cancellation" to the consumer, to
1050	1050	3 complete both copies by entering the name of the seller, the
1051	1051	4 address of the seller's place of business, the seller's
1052	1052	5 telephone number, the date of the mailing, and the date, not
1053	1053	6 earlier than the 45th business day following the date of the
1054	1054	7 mailing, by which the consumer may give notice of
1055	1055	8 cancellation; (3) include in any contract or receipt any
1056	1056	9 confession of judgment or any waiver of any of the rights to
1057	1057	10 which the consumer is entitled under this Section including
1058	1058	11 specifically his right to cancel the sale in accordance with
1059	1059	12 the provisions of this Section; (4) misrepresent in any manner
1060	1060	13 the consumer's right to cancel; (5) use any undue influence,
1061	1061	14 coercion, or any other wilful act or representation to
1062	1062	15 interfere with the consumer's exercise of his rights under
1063	1063	16 this Section; (6) fail or refuse to honor any valid notice of
1064	1064	17 cancellation and return of merchandise by a consumer and,
1065	1065	18 within 10 business days after the receipt of such notice and
1066	1066	19 merchandise pertaining to such transaction, to (i) refund
1067	1067	20 payments made under the contract or sale, (ii) return any
1068	1068	21 goods or property traded in, in substantially as good
1069	1069	22 condition as when received by the person, (iii) cancel and
1070	1070	23 return any negotiable instrument executed by the consumer in
1071	1071	24 connection with the contract or sale and take any action
1072	1072	25 necessary or appropriate to terminate promptly any security
1073	1073	26 interest created in the transaction; (7) negotiate, transfer,
1074	1074
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1084	1084	1 sell, or assign any note or other evidence of indebtedness to a
1085	1085	2 finance company or other third party prior to the 50th
1086	1086	3 business day following the day of the mailing; or (8) fail to
1087	1087	4 provide the consumer of a hearing instrument with written
1088	1088	5 information stating the name, address, and telephone number of
1089	1089	6 the Department and informing the consumer that complaints
1090	1090	7 regarding hearing instrument goods or services may be made to
1091	1091	8 the Department.
1092	1092	9 (h) The organization employs only licensed hearing
1093	1093	10 instrument dispensers in the dispensing of hearing instruments
1094	1094	11 and files with the Department, by January 1 of each year, a
1095	1095	12 list of all licensed hearing instrument dispensers employed by
1096	1096	13 it.
1097	1097	14 (Source: P.A. 98-362, eff. 8-16-13; 98-827, eff. 1-1-15.)
1098	1098	15 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-495)
1099	1099	16 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
1100	1100	17 Sec. 6. Mail order and Internet sales. Nothing in this Act
1101	1101	18 shall prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association,
1102	1102	19 or other organization, maintaining an established business
1103	1103	20 address, from engaging in the business of selling or offering
1104	1104	21 for sale hearing aids at retail by mail or by Internet to
1105	1105	22 persons 18 years of age or older who have not been examined by
1106	1106	23 a licensed physician or tested by a licensed hearing
1107	1107	24 instrument professional provided that:
1108	1108	25 (a) The organization is registered by the Department prior
1109	1109
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1112	1112
1113	1113
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1119	1119	1 to engaging in business in this State and has paid the fee set
1120	1120	2 forth in this Act.
1121	1121	3 (b) The organization files with the Department, prior to
1122	1122	4 registration and annually thereafter, a Disclosure Statement
1123	1123	5 containing the following:
1124	1124	6 (1) the name under which the organization is doing or
1125	1125	7 intends to do business and the name of any affiliated
1126	1126	8 company which the organization recommends or will
1127	1127	9 recommend to persons as a supplier of goods or services or
1128	1128	10 in connection with other business transactions of the
1129	1129	11 organization;
1130	1130	12 (2) the organization's principal business address and
1131	1131	13 the name and address of its agent in this State authorized
1132	1132	14 to receive service of process;
1133	1133	15 (3) the business form of the organization, whether
1134	1134	16 corporate, partnership, or otherwise and the state or
1135	1135	17 other sovereign power under which the organization is
1136	1136	18 organized;
1137	1137	19 (4) the names of the directors or persons performing
1138	1138	20 similar functions and names and addresses of the chief
1139	1139	21 executive officer, and the financial, accounting, sales,
1140	1140	22 and other principal executive officers, if the
1141	1141	23 organization is a corporation, association, or other
1142	1142	24 similar entity; of all general partners, if the
1143	1143	25 organization is a partnership; and of the owner, if the
1144	1144	26 organization is a sole proprietorship, together with a
1145	1145
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1155	1155	1 statement of the business background during the past 5
1156	1156	2 years for each such person;
1157	1157	3 (5) a statement as to whether the organization or any
1158	1158	4 person identified in the disclosure statement:
1159	1159	5 (i) has during the 5-year period immediately
1160	1160	6 preceding the date of the disclosure statement been
1161	1161	7 convicted of a felony, pleaded nolo contendere to a
1162	1162	8 felony charge, or been held liable in a civil action by
1163	1163	9 final judgment, if such felony or civil action
1164	1164	10 involved fraud, embezzlement, or misappropriation of
1165	1165	11 property, and a description thereof; or
1166	1166	12 (ii) is subject to any currently effective
1167	1167	13 injunctive or restrictive order as a result of a
1168	1168	14 proceeding or pending action brought by any government
1169	1169	15 agency or department, and a description thereof; or
1170	1170	16 (iii) is a defendant in any pending criminal or
1171	1171	17 material civil action relating to fraud, embezzlement,
1172	1172	18 misappropriation of property or violations of the
1173	1173	19 antitrust or trade regulation laws of the United
1174	1174	20 States or any state, and a description thereof; or
1175	1175	21 (iv) has during the 5-year period immediately
1176	1176	22 preceding the date of the disclosure statement had
1177	1177	23 entered against such person or organization a final
1178	1178	24 judgment in any material civil proceeding, and a
1179	1179	25 description thereof; or
1180	1180	26 (v) has during the 5-year period immediately
1181	1181
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1191	1191	1 preceding the date of the disclosure statement been
1192	1192	2 adjudicated a bankrupt or reorganized due to
1193	1193	3 insolvency or was a principal executive officer or
1194	1194	4 general partner of any company that has been
1195	1195	5 adjudicated a bankrupt or reorganized due to
1196	1196	6 insolvency during such 5-year period, and a
1197	1197	7 description thereof;
1198	1198	8 (6) the length of time the organization and any
1199	1199	9 predecessor of the organization has conducted a business
1200	1200	10 dealing with hearing aid goods or services;
1201	1201	11 (7) a financial statement of the organization as of
1202	1202	12 the close of the most recent fiscal year of the
1203	1203	13 organization. If the financial statement is filed later
1204	1204	14 than 120 days following the close of the fiscal year of the
1205	1205	15 organization it must be accompanied by a statement of the
1206	1206	16 organization of any material changes in the financial
1207	1207	17 condition of the organization;
1208	1208	18 (8) a general description of the business, including
1209	1209	19 without limitation a description of the goods, training
1210	1210	20 programs, supervision, advertising, promotion and other
1211	1211	21 services provided by the organization;
1212	1212	22 (9) a statement of any compensation or other benefit
1213	1213	23 given or promised to a public figure arising, in whole or
1214	1214	24 in part, from (i) the use of the public figure in the name
1215	1215	25 or symbol of the organization or (ii) the endorsement or
1216	1216	26 recommendation of the organization by the public figure in
1217	1217
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1227	1227	1 advertisements;
1228	1228	2 (10) a statement setting forth such additional
1229	1229	3 information and such comments and explanations relative to
1230	1230	4 the information contained in the disclosure statement as
1231	1231	5 the organization may desire to present.
1232	1232	6 (b-5) If a device being sold does not meet the definition
1233	1233	7 of an over-the-counter hearing aid or a prescription hearing
1234	1234	8 aid, as stated in this Act, the organization shall include a
1235	1235	9 disclaimer in all written or electronic promotions. The
1236	1236	10 disclaimer shall include the following language:
1237	1237	11 "This is not a hearing instrument or hearing aid as
1238	1238	12 defined in the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act,
1239	1239	13 but a personal sound amplification product and not
1240	1240	14 intended to replace a properly fitted and calibrated
1241	1241	15 hearing aid or treat hearing loss.".
1242	1242	16 (c) The organization files with the Department prior to
1243	1243	17 registration and annually thereafter a statement that it
1244	1244	18 complies with the Act, the rules issued pursuant to it, and the
1245	1245	19 regulations of the Federal Food and Drug Administration and
1246	1246	20 the Federal Trade Commission insofar as they are applicable.
1247	1247	21 (d) The organization files with the Department at the time
1248	1248	22 of registration an irrevocable consent to service of process
1249	1249	23 authorizing the Department and any of its successors to be
1250	1250	24 served any notice, process, or pleading in any action or
1251	1251	25 proceeding against the organization arising out of or in
1252	1252	26 connection with any violation of this Act. Such service shall
1253	1253
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1263	1263	1 have the effect of conferring personal jurisdiction over such
1264	1264	2 organization in any court of competent jurisdiction.
1265	1265	3 (e) Before dispensing a hearing aid by mail or over the
1266	1266	4 Internet to a resident of this State, the organization informs
1267	1267	5 (i) the parent or guardian of a person age 17 or younger that
1268	1268	6 he or she must obtain a prescription issued by a licensed
1269	1269	7 audiologist or licensed physician that meets the requirements
1270	1270	8 of Section 4.5 or (ii) a person age 18 or older that he or she
1271	1271	9 must obtain a prescription issued by a hearing instrument
1272	1272	10 professional that meets the requirements of Section 4.6.
1273	1273	11 (f) (Blank).:
1274	1274	12 (g) Where a sale, lease, or rental of prescription hearing
1275	1275	13 aids are sold or contracted to be sold to a consumer by mail
1276	1276	14 order or via the Internet, the consumer may void the contract
1277	1277	15 or sale by notifying the seller within 45 business days
1278	1278	16 following that day on which the hearing aids were mailed by the
1279	1279	17 seller to the consumer and by returning to the seller in its
1280	1280	18 original condition any hearing aids delivered to the consumer
1281	1281	19 under the contract or sale. At the time the hearing aid is
1282	1282	20 mailed, the seller shall furnish the consumer with a fully
1283	1283	21 completed receipt or copy of any contract pertaining to the
1284	1284	22 sale that contains a "Notice of Cancellation" informing the
1285	1285	23 consumer that he or she may cancel the sale at any time within
1286	1286	24 45 business days and disclosing the date of the mailing and the
1287	1287	25 name, address, and telephone number of the seller. In
1288	1288	26 immediate proximity to the space reserved in the contract for
1289	1289
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1299	1299	1 the signature of the consumer, or on the front page of the
1300	1300	2 receipt if a contract is not used, and in bold face type of a
1301	1301	3 minimum size of 10 points, there shall be a statement in
1302	1302	4 substantially the following form:
1303	1303	5 "You, the buyer, may cancel this transaction at any
1304	1304	6 time prior to midnight of the 45th business day after the
1305	1305	7 date of this transaction. See the attached notice of
1306	1306	8 cancellation form for an explanation of this right."
1307	1307	9 Attached to the receipt or contract shall be a completed
1308	1308	10 form in duplicate, captioned "NOTICE OF CANCELLATION" which
1309	1309	11 shall be easily detachable and which shall contain in at least
1310	1310	12 10 point bold face type the following information and
1311	1311	13 statements in the same language as that used in the contract:
1312	1312	14 "NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
1313	1313	15 enter date of transaction
1314	1314	16 .........................
1315	1315	17 (DATE)
1316	1316	18 YOU MAY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION, WITHOUT ANY PENALTY OR
1317	1317	19 OBLIGATION, WITHIN 45 BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE ABOVE DATE.
1318	1318	20 IF YOU CANCEL, ANY PROPERTY TRADED IN, ANY PAYMENTS MADE
1319	1319	21 BY YOU UNDER THE CONTRACT OR SALE LESS ANY NONREFUNDABLE
1320	1320	22 RESTOCKING FEE, AND ANY NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT EXECUTED BY YOU
1321	1321	23 WILL BE RETURNED WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS FOLLOWING RECEIPT BY
1322	1322	24 THE SELLER OF YOUR CANCELLATION NOTICE AND ALL MERCHANDISE
1323	1323	25 PERTAINING TO THIS TRANSACTION, AND ANY SECURITY INTEREST
1324	1324	26 ARISING OUT OF THE TRANSACTION WILL BE CANCELLED.
1325	1325
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1335	1335	1 IF YOU CANCEL, YOU MUST RETURN TO THE SELLER, IN
1336	1336	2 SUBSTANTIALLY AS GOOD CONDITION AS WHEN RECEIVED, ANY GOODS
1337	1337	3 DELIVERED TO YOU UNDER THIS CONTRACT OR SALE.
1338	1338	4 TO CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION, MAIL OR DELIVER A SIGNED
1339	1339	5 AND DATED COPY OF THIS CANCELLATION NOTICE OR ANY OTHER
1340	1340	6 WRITTEN NOTICE, OR SEND A TELEGRAM, TO (name of seller),
1341	1341	7 AT (address of seller's place of business) AND (seller's
1342	1342	8 telephone number) NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT OF
1343	1343	9 ...........(date).
1344	1344	10 I HEREBY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION.
1345	1345	11 (Date)............
1346	1346	12 ..................
1347	1347	13 (Buyers Signature)"
1348	1348	14 The written "Notice of Cancellation" may be sent by the
1349	1349	15 consumer to the seller to cancel the contract. The 45-day
1350	1350	16 period does not commence until the consumer is furnished the
1351	1351	17 Notice of Cancellation and the address and phone number at
1352	1352	18 which such notice to the seller can be given.
1353	1353	19 If the conditions of this Section are met, the seller must
1354	1354	20 return to the consumer the amount of any payment made or
1355	1355	21 consideration given under the contract or for the merchandise
1356	1356	22 less a nonrefundable restocking fee.
1357	1357	23 It is an unlawful practice for a seller to: (1) hold a
1358	1358	24 consumer responsible for any liability or obligation under any
1359	1359	25 mail order transaction if the consumer claims not to have
1360	1360	26 received the merchandise unless the merchandise was sent by
1361	1361
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1371	1371	1 certified mail or other delivery method by which the seller is
1372	1372	2 provided with proof of delivery; (2) fail, before furnishing
1373	1373	3 copies of the "Notice of Cancellation" to the consumer, to
1374	1374	4 complete both copies by entering the name of the seller, the
1375	1375	5 address of the seller's place of business, the seller's
1376	1376	6 telephone number, the date of the mailing, and the date, not
1377	1377	7 earlier than the 45th business day following the date of the
1378	1378	8 mailing, by which the consumer may give notice of
1379	1379	9 cancellation; (3) include in any contract or receipt any
1380	1380	10 confession of judgment or any waiver of any of the rights to
1381	1381	11 which the consumer is entitled under this Section including
1382	1382	12 specifically his right to cancel the sale in accordance with
1383	1383	13 the provisions of this Section; (4) misrepresent in any manner
1384	1384	14 the consumer's right to cancel; (5) use any undue influence,
1385	1385	15 coercion, or any other wilful act or representation to
1386	1386	16 interfere with the consumer's exercise of his rights under
1387	1387	17 this Section; (6) fail or refuse to honor any valid notice of
1388	1388	18 cancellation and return of merchandise by a consumer and,
1389	1389	19 within 10 business days after the receipt of such notice and
1390	1390	20 merchandise pertaining to such transaction, to (i) refund
1391	1391	21 payments made under the contract or sale, (ii) return any
1392	1392	22 goods or property traded in, in substantially as good
1393	1393	23 condition as when received by the person, (iii) cancel and
1394	1394	24 return any negotiable instrument executed by the consumer in
1395	1395	25 connection with the contract or sale and take any action
1396	1396	26 necessary or appropriate to terminate promptly any security
1397	1397
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1407	1407	1 interest created in the transaction; (7) negotiate, transfer,
1408	1408	2 sell, or assign any note or other evidence of indebtedness to a
1409	1409	3 finance company or other third party prior to the 50th
1410	1410	4 business day following the day of the mailing; or (8) fail to
1411	1411	5 provide the consumer of a hearing aid with written information
1412	1412	6 stating the name, address, and telephone number of the
1413	1413	7 Department and informing the consumer that complaints
1414	1414	8 regarding hearing aid goods or services may be made to the
1415	1415	9 Department.
1416	1416	10 (h) The organization employs only licensed hearing
1417	1417	11 instrument professionals in the dispensing of hearing aids and
1418	1418	12 files with the Department, by January 1 of each year, a list of
1419	1419	13 all licensed hearing instrument professionals employed by it.
1420	1420	14 (Source: P.A. 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)
1421	1421	15 (225 ILCS 50/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 7409)
1422	1422	16 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-495)
1423	1423	17 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
1424	1424	18 Sec. 9. Areas of examination. The examination required by
1425	1425	19 Section 8 shall be set forth by rule and demonstrate the
1426	1426	20 applicant's technical qualifications by:
1427	1427	21 (a) Tests of knowledge in the following areas as they
1428	1428	22 pertain to the testing, selecting, recommending, fitting,
1429	1429	23 and selling of hearing instruments:
1430	1430	24 (1) characteristics of sound;
1431	1431	25 (2) the nature of the ear; and
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1442	1442	1 (3) the function and maintenance of hearing
1443	1443	2 instruments.
1444	1444	3 (b) Practical tests of proficiency in techniques as
1445	1445	4 they pertain to the fitting of hearing instruments shall
1446	1446	5 be prescribed by the Department, set forth by rule, and
1447	1447	6 include candidate qualifications in the following areas:
1448	1448	7 (1) pure tone audiometry including air conduction
1449	1449	8 testing and bone conduction testing;
1450	1450	9 (2) live voice or recorded voice speech
1451	1451	10 audiometry, including speech reception, threshold
1452	1452	11 testing and speech discrimination testing;
1453	1453	12 (3) masking;
1454	1454	13 (4) proper selection and adaptation of a hearing
1455	1455	14 instrument;
1456	1456	15 (5) taking earmold impressions;
1457	1457	16 (6) proper maintenance procedures; and
1458	1458	17 (7) a general knowledge of the medical and
1459	1459	18 physical contra-indications to the use and fitting of
1460	1460	19 a hearing instrument.
1461	1461	20 (c) Knowledge of the general medical and hearing
1462	1462	21 rehabilitation facilities in the area being served.
1463	1463	22 (d) Knowledge of the provisions of this Act and the
1464	1464	23 rules promulgated hereunder.
1465	1465	24 (Source: P.A. 96-683, eff. 1-1-10.)
1466	1466	25 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-495)
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1477	1477	1 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
1478	1478	2 Sec. 9. Areas of examination. The examination required by
1479	1479	3 Section 8 shall be set forth by rule and demonstrate the
1480	1480	4 applicant's technical qualifications by:
1481	1481	5 (a) Tests of knowledge in the following areas as they
1482	1482	6 pertain to the testing, selecting, recommending, fitting,
1483	1483	7 and selling of hearing aids:
1484	1484	8 (1) characteristics of sound;
1485	1485	9 (2) the nature of the ear; and
1486	1486	10 (3) the function and maintenance of hearing aids.
1487	1487	11 (b) Practical tests of proficiency in techniques as
1488	1488	12 they pertain to the fitting of hearing aids shall be
1489	1489	13 prescribed by the Department, set forth by rule, and
1490	1490	14 include candidate qualifications in the following areas:
1491	1491	15 (1) pure-tone pure tone audiometry including air
1492	1492	16 conduction testing and bone conduction testing;
1493	1493	17 (2) live voice or recorded voice speech
1494	1494	18 audiometry, including speech reception, threshold
1495	1495	19 testing and speech discrimination testing;
1496	1496	20 (3) masking;
1497	1497	21 (4) proper selection and adaptation of a hearing
1498	1498	22 instrument;
1499	1499	23 (5) taking earmold impressions;
1500	1500	24 (6) proper maintenance procedures; and
1501	1501	25 (7) a general knowledge of the medical and
1502	1502	26 physical contra-indications to the use and fitting of
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1513	1513	1 a hearing aid aids.
1514	1514	2 (c) Knowledge of the general medical and hearing
1515	1515	3 rehabilitation facilities in the area being served.
1516	1516	4 (d) Knowledge of the provisions of this Act and the
1517	1517	5 rules promulgated hereunder.
1518	1518	6 (Source: P.A. 103-495, eff. 1-1-24.)
1519	1519	7 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
1520	1520	8 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
1521	1521	9 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
1522	1522	10 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
1523	1523	11 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
1524	1524	12 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
1525	1525	13 Public Act.
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