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Iowa Code § 154A.1

Definitions

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Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2012
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
1. “Board” means the board of hearing aid dispensers.
2. “Department” means the Iowa department of public health.
1. “Department” means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.
3. “Dispense” or “sell” means a transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, bailment, or any other means, but excludes a wholesale transaction with a distributor or dispenser, and excludes the temporary, charitable loan or educational loan of a hearing aid without remuneration.
2. “Dispense” or “sell” means a transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, bailment, or any other means, but excludes a wholesale transaction with a distributor or hearing aid specialist, and excludes the temporary, charitable loan or educational loan of a hearing aid without remuneration.
4. “Hearing aid” means a wearable instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing, and any parts, attachments, or accessories, including earmold, but excluding batteries and cords.
3. “Hearing aid” means a wearable instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for human hearing disorders, and any parts, attachments, or accessories, including earmold, but excluding batteries and cords.
5. “Hearing aid dispenser” means any person engaged in the fitting, dispensing, and the sale of hearing aids and providing hearing aid services or maintenance, by means of procedures stipulated by this chapter or the board.
6. “Hearing aid fitting” means the measurement of human hearing by any means for the purpose of selections, adaptations, and sales of hearing aids, and the instruction and counseling pertaining thereto, and demonstration of techniques in the use of hearing aids, and the making of earmold impressions as part of the fitting of hearing aids.
4. “Hearing aid fitting” means the measurement of human hearing by any means for the purpose of selections, adaptations, and sales of hearing aids, the instruction and counseling pertaining to the selections, adaptations, and sales of hearing aids, demonstration of techniques in the use of hearing aids, and the making of earmold impressions as part of the fitting of hearing aids.
5. “Hearing aid specialist” means any person engaged in the fitting, dispensing, and sale of hearing aids and providing hearing aid services or maintenance, by means of procedures stipulated by this chapter or the department.
7. “License” means a license issued by the state under this chapter to hearing aid dispensers.
6. “License” means a license issued by the state under this chapter to a hearing aid specialist.
8. “Person” means a natural person.
7. “Person” means a natural person.
9. “Temporary permit” means a permit issued while the applicant is in training to become a licensed hearing aid dispenser.
8. “Temporary permit” means a permit issued while the applicant is in training to become a licensed hearing aid specialist.

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.