Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health
Assembly Bill 575
Relating to: allowing audiologists to engage in the practice of fitting and selling hearing aids without obtaining a hearing instrument specialist license, continuing education for hearing instrument specialists, audiologists and speech-language pathologists and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Underheim, Jensen, Bock, Olsen, Kunicki, Kaufert, La Fave, F. Lasee, Johnsrud, Lorge, Brandemuehl and Wasserman; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Burke, Fitzgerald, Breske and Grobschmidt.
October 28, 1997 Referred to committee on Health.
November 11, 1997
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.
Absent: (1) Representative Handrick.
· Meredy Hase, Waukesha, WI, WI Speech, Language and Hearing Assn.
· None.
· None.
· Secretary Marlene Cummings, Dept. of Regulation & Licensing
· Dick Haviland, Menasha/Appleton, WI, WI Alliance of Hearing Professionals
· Katie Boyce, Madison, WI, WI Speech, Language & Hearing Assn.
· Nancy McKinley, Eau Claire, WI, WI Speech, Language, & Hearing Assn.
· Senator Brian Burke, 3rd Senate District
· Representative David Brandemuehl, 49th Assembly District
· None.
November 11, 1997
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.
Absent: (1) Representative Handrick.
Moved by Representative Johnsrud, seconded by Representative Robson, that
Assembly Bill 575
be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Handrick.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0, Absent 1
Sandra Lonergan
Committee Clerk
