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Ch. 769
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Article 43 - Health
Section 748(9)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1971 Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement)
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 748(9) be and it is hereby
added to Article 43 - Health, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement) to
read as follows:
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Article 43 - Health
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748.
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Any person registered under this subtitle may have
his certificate revoked or suspended for a fixed period
fay the Board for any of the following causes:
(9) SELLING A HEARING AID TO ANY PERSON UNLESS
WITHIN THE PRECEDING THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS THAT
PERSON HAS BEEN EXAMINED BY AN OTOLARYNGOLOGIST, OR AN
OTOLOGIST, ANY LICENSED PHYSICIAN, OR A LICENSED
AUDIOLOGIST, AND A WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION FOR A HEARING
AID HAS BEEN MADE BY THE PHYSICIAN OR BY AN AUDIOLOGIST
LICENSED BY THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF AUDIOLOGY, OR
AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE AUDIOLOGY IN MARYLAND AND EXEMPT
FROM LICENSURE BY THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF AUDIOLOGY.
AN EXCEPTION TO THIS PROVISION MAY BE GRANTED WHERE
QUALIFIED HEARING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ARE NOT AVAILABLE
TO PROVIDE HEARING EVALUATION. THIS IS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT
APPLY TO REPLACEMENT OF A HEARING AID OR TO THE SALE TO
ANY PERSON 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WHO WAIVES IN WRITING
SUCH EXAMINATION.
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(10) SELLING A HEARING AID TO A PERSON BY
DOOR-TO-DOOR SOLICITATION. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO A
SOLICITATION MADE AT THE REQUEST__ OF THE PROSPECTIVE
PURCHASER, OR IF THE SELLER HAS BEEN REFERRED BY A THIRD
PARTY, OR IN RESPONSE TO AN INQUIRY FROM THE PROSPECTIVE
PURCHASER OR A HEARING AID USER.
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1977.
Approved May 26, 1977.
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CHAPTER 770
(House Bill 429)
AN ACT concerning
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