ILAA/IHS Webinar on Changes to the Illinois Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act 

This course will take participants through the changes to the Illinois Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act, that goes into effect on January 1, 2024.

These will include: over the counter and prescription hearing aids, the testing and test environments required for creation of the prescription, the components of the prescription, and the introduction of hearing aid technicians into practice.

The event will be led by Kim Cavitt, AuD from the Illinois Academy of Audiology. 

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will be able to distinguish between over the counter and prescription hearing aids and their evaluation and delivery requirements.
• Participants will be able to list the requirements to prescribe and fit hearing aids to children.
• Participants will be able to list the rights and responsibilities of a hearing aid technician.

 Agenda:

• Introduction
• Definitions
• Over the counter, mail order and online hearing aids
• Prescription hearing aid requirements for children
• Prescription hearing aid requirements for adults 
• Hearing aid technicians
• Additional requirements related to assessment and bill of sale
• Other aspects of bill
• Questions

The Illinois Academy of Audiology is approved (pending) by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of  .15 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy’s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.

The Illinois Hearing Society is approved (pending) by the International Hearing Society to offer continuing education for this course. This course is approved for up to 1.5 credit(s) of continuing education (1 CE Credit = 1 contact hour). IHS approval of this course is based on the course’s adherence to IHS’s course approval requirements only and does not imply endorsement of the course content, specific products, clinical procedure, instructor or adherence to the IHS Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/Education Provider and not necessarily of the International Hearing Society. 

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