Texas Register
TITLE 16 ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 4TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
CHAPTER 111SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS
SUBCHAPTER UFITTING AND DISPENSING OF HEARING INSTRUMENTS
RULE §111.202Requirements of Audiologists and Interns in Audiology Conducting Audiometric Testing for the Purpose of Fitting and Dispensing Hearing Instruments
ISSUE 01/08/2016
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
In accordance with the Act, a licensed audiologist or licensed intern in audiology who fits and dispenses hearing instruments shall comply with this section when testing hearing for the purpose of determining the need for amplification and the verification of the appropriate fit of hearing instrument(s).

  (1)Licensees must adhere to the most current American National Standards Institute (ANSI) octave band criteria for permissible ambient noise levels during audiometric testing.

  (2)This requirement is best met when a stationary acoustical enclosure is utilized.

  (3)A stationary acoustical enclosure is any fixed enclosed space in which an individual is located for the purpose of testing hearing to threshold. A stationary acoustical enclosure may also be known as an audiometric or hearing test booth, room, suite, area, or space.

  (4)Procedures referenced in Texas Occupations Code §401.401 should be followed when testing outside of a stationary acoustical enclosure.

    (A)Hearing testing that occurs in an area that does not meet the standard of a stationary acoustical enclosure for the purpose of determining the need for amplification is not considered a diagnostic or threshold measurement.

    (B)In the event amplification is fit and verification measures cannot be completed in a stationary acoustical enclosure, instrumentation that is minimally affected by ambient noise including but not limited to, real ear measures, shall be utilized to assure the appropriate fit of the amplification.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on December 28, 2015

TRD-201505953

William H. Kuntz, Jr.

Executive Director

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

Earliest possible date of adoption: February 7, 2016

For further information, please call: (512) 463-8179

 

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