Ch. 3

LAWS OF MARYLAND

hearing for use by a health professional. The State
Board of Audiologists, however, believed that
evaluations must be made by the health professional.
Item (1) of this section reflects that former Art. 56,
§ 508(4) seemed to contemplate evaluation only of
audiograms and not measurements made by other means.
The General Assembly may wish to resolve any ambiguity
about the practice of fitting hearing aids.

Defined term: "Hearing aid" § 8-101

(D)  HEARING AID.
"HEARING AID" MEANS:

(1)  ANY INSTRUMENT OR DEVICE THAT IS DESIGNED FOR OR
REPRESENTED AS BEING CAPABLE OF IMPROVING OR CORRECTING IMPAIRED
HUMAN HEARING; OR

(2)  ANY PART OR ACCESSORY OF THE INSTRUMENT OR
DEVICE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 56, §
508(3).

In item (1) of this subsection, the term "impaired
human hearing" is substituted for the former, less
appropriate term "defective human hearing".

Also in item (1) of this subsection, the former word
"aiding" is deleted as unnecessary in light of the
words "improving or correcting".

In item (2) of this subsection, the former reference
to "attachments" is deleted as unnecessary in light of
the words "part or accessory".

(E)  HEARING AID DEALER.

"HEARING AID DEALER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO PROVIDES
HEARING AID SERVICES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language added to
provide an express definition of "hearing aid dealer".

Defined term: "Provide hearing aid services" § 8-101

(F)  LICENSE.

(1) "LICENSE" MEANS, UNLESS THE CONTEXT REQUIRES
OTHERWISE, A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE BOARD TO PROVIDE HEARING AID
SERVICES.

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