SB432, s. 74 11Section 74. 459.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,24,1612 459.08 (1) A person who holds a license shall notify the department in writing
13or in accordance with other notification procedures approved by the department of
14the regular address of the places where he or she engages or intends to engage in the
15practice of fitting or selling hearing aids instruments. The licensee shall inform the
16board of any changes in these addresses within 30 days of the change.
SB432, s. 75 17Section 75. 459.085 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,24,22 18459.085 Calibration of audiometric equipment. Audiometric equipment
19used in the evaluation of hearing sensitivity for the fitting and sale of hearing aids
20instruments shall be calibrated periodically, as specified by rule by the examining
21board. Certification of these calibrations shall be sent to the examining board with
22the renewal fee required in s. 459.09.
SB432, s. 76 23Section 76. 459.095 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,25,1424 459.095 (3) In consultation with the department, promulgate rules that
25require each person issued a license under this subchapter to complete a specified

1continuing education program or course of study to ensure competence with respect
2to a matter related to the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids instruments
3if the examining board has received a significant number of consumer complaints
4about the matter or if the examining board otherwise determines that there is a need
5for such a requirement. Rules promulgated under this subsection shall establish
6criteria for the examining board's approval of the continuing education program or
7course of study and of sponsors and cosponsors of the continuing education program
8or course of study. The rules shall also require the examining board to administer,
9prior to the continuing education program or course of study, an examination on the
10matter that is the subject of the continuing education program or course of study and
11to waive a requirement to complete the continuing education program or course of
12study if a person granted a license under this subchapter passes the examination.
13A person who takes an examination specified in this subsection shall pay the fee
14specified in s. 440.05 (1) (b).
SB432, s. 77 15Section 77 . 459.10 (1) (d), (e), (j), (k) and (p) of the statutes are amended to
16read:
SB432,25,1817 459.10 (1) (d) Been found guilty of an offense the circumstances of which
18substantially relate to the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids instruments.
SB432,25,2019 (e) Violated this subchapter or ch. 440 or any federal or state statute or rule
20which that relates to the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids instruments.
SB432,25,2321 (j) Engaged in conduct which that evidenced a lack of knowledge or ability to
22apply principles or skills of the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids
23instruments.
SB432,26,224 (k) Engaged in unprofessional conduct. In this subsection, "unprofessional
25conduct" means the violation of any standard of professional behavior which that

1through experience, state statute, or administrative rule has become established in
2the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids instruments.
SB432,26,53 (p) Sold a hearing aid instrument to a person who was not given tests using
4appropriate procedures and instrumentation or without proper measurement of the
5functional intensity and range of the person's hearing.
SB432, s. 78 6Section 78 . 459.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,26,107 459.14 (2) This subchapter does not apply to a person engaged in the practice
8of measuring human hearing for selecting hearing aids instruments or any other
9purpose if the person or the organization employing such person does not sell hearing
10aids instruments or hearing accessories.
SB432, s. 79 11Section 79. 459.20 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,26,1312 459.20 (2) (b) Engaging in the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids
13instruments.
SB432, s. 80 14Section 80. 459.20 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,26,1815 459.20 (3g) "Hearing aid instrument" means any wearable or implantable
16instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or
17compensating for impaired human hearing and any parts, attachments , or
18accessories of such an instrument or device, except batteries and cords.
SB432, s. 81 19Section 81 . 459.20 (3p) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,26,2420 459.20 (3p) "Practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids instruments" means
21the measurement of human hearing by means of an audiometer or by any other
22means accepted by the examining board for the purpose of making selections,
23adaptations, or sales of hearing aids instruments intended to compensate for
24impaired hearing, and includes making impressions for ear molds.
SB432, s. 82 25Section 82 . 459.22 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB432, s. 83
1Section 83 . 459.22 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 459.22, and 459.22 (2) and
2(3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB432,27,53 459.22 (2) Authorize a speech-language pathologist licensed under this
4subchapter to dispense or sell hearing aids instruments without obtaining a hearing
5instrument specialist license under subch. I.
SB432,27,9 6(3) Require a hearing instrument specialist licensed under subch. I to be
7licensed as an audiologist under this subchapter to engage in the testing of hearing
8or in other practices or procedures solely for the purpose of fitting or selling hearing
9aids instruments.
SB432, s. 84 10Section 84 . 459.24 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,27,1311 459.24 (1m) Prohibited titles. No person may use the title "certified hearing
12aid audiologist" or," "certified hearing instrument audiologist", "licensed hearing aid
13audiologist".," or "licensed hearing instrument audiologist".
SB432, s. 85 14Section 85. 459.24 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,27,1815 459.24 (3m) Fitting and sale of hearing aids instruments. An audiologist
16licensed under this subchapter or an individual granted a permit to practice
17audiology under this subchapter who engages in the practice of fitting and dealing
18in hearing aids instruments shall do all of the following:
SB432,27,2519 (a) Deliver to each person supplied with a hearing aid instrument a receipt.
20The receipt shall contain the signature and show the business address and certificate
21number of the licensee or permittee, together with specifications as to the make and
22model of the hearing aid instrument and full terms of sale clearly stated. If a hearing
23aid instrument that is not new is sold, the receipt and the container must be clearly
24marked as "used" or "reconditioned",," whichever is applicable. The terms of the
25guarantee, if there is any given, shall be set out in not less than 8-point type.
SB432,28,3
1(b) Give to a purchaser of a hearing aid instrument a personal guarantee that
2is at least identical in its terms to the guarantee given by the manufacturer of the
3hearing aid instrument.
SB432, s. 86 4Section 86. 459.26 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,28,85 459.26 (2) (b) (intro.) An applicant for an audiologist license shall also complete
6an examination administered by the examining board that consists of practical tests
7of proficiency in techniques that pertain to the fitting of hearing aids instruments,
8including the following:
SB432, s. 87 9Section 87. 459.26 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,28,1110 459.26 (2) (b) 4. Recording and evaluation of audiograms and speech
11audiometry to determine proper selection and adaption of a hearing aid instrument.
SB432, s. 88 12Section 88. 459.34 (2) (ce) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,28,1513 459.34 (2) (ce) Violated any federal or state statute, rule, or regulation that
14relates to the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids instruments. This
15paragraph does not apply to speech-language pathologists.
SB432, s. 89 16Section 89. 459.34 (2) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,28,1917 459.34 (2) (cm) Failed to conduct a direct observation of the ear canal of a
18purchaser of a hearing aid instrument. This paragraph does not apply to
19speech-language pathologists.
SB432, s. 90 20Section 90 . 459.34 (2) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,28,2421 459.34 (2) (cs) Sold a hearing aid instrument to a person who was not given
22tests using appropriate procedures and instrumentation or without proper
23measurement of the functional intensity and range of the person's hearing. This
24paragraph does not apply to speech-language pathologists.
SB432, s. 91
1Section 91 . Subchapter III of chapter 459 [precedes 459.40] of the statutes is
2repealed.
SB432, s. 92 3Section 92 . 895.527 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,29,94 895.527 (6) A city, village, town , or county may regulate the hours between
511:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. that an outdoor sport shooting range may operate, except
6that such a regulation may not apply to a law enforcement officer as defined in s.
7165.85 (2) (c), a member of the U.S. armed forces, or a private security person as
8defined in s. 440.26 (1m) (h) 440.27 (1) who meets all of the requirements under s.
9167.31 (4) (a) 4.
SB432, s. 93 10Section 93. 940.34 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,29,1211 940.34 (1) (b) Whoever violates sub. (2) (b) is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor
12and is subject to discipline under s. 440.26 (6) 440.35.
SB432, s. 94 13Section 94. 940.34 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,29,1814 940.34 (2) (b) Any person licensed as a private detective or granted a private
15security permit under s. 440.26 subch. II of ch. 440 who has reasonable grounds to
16believe that a crime is being committed or has been committed shall notify promptly
17an appropriate law enforcement agency of the facts which that form the basis for this
18belief.
SB432, s. 95 19Section 95. 940.34 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,29,2220 940.34 (2) (c) 1. In this paragraph, "unlicensed private security person" means
21a private security person, as defined in s. 440.26 (1m) (h) 440.27 (1), who is exempt
22from the permit and licensure requirements of s. 440.26 subch. II of ch. 440.
SB432, s. 96 23Section 96 . 941.237 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,29,2524 941.237 (1) (em) "Private security person" has the meaning given in s. 440.26
25(1m) (h)
440.27 (1).
SB432, s. 97
1Section 97 . 941.237 (3) (cm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,30,32 941.237 (3) (cm) 1. The private security person is covered by a license or permit
3issued under s. 440.26 subch. II of ch. 440.
Note: Sections 11 to 14, 17 to 19, 24 to 36, 38 to 49 and 92 to 96 of this bill
reorganize current statutes regulating private detectives, detective agencies and security
guards. This bill revises subchapter II of ch. 440, in which all of these requirements are
placed. It also renumbers these requirements for better organization and readability.
SB432, s. 98 4Section 98 . 968.27 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,30,65 968.27 (7) (b) A hearing aid instrument or similar device being used to correct
6subnormal hearing to not better than normal.
Note: Sections 1 to 4, 20 , 21 to 23 , and 91 of this bill remove outdated provisions
in current law that relate to the registration of speech-language pathologists and
audiologists. These registration provisions were in effect between December 1, 1990, and
June 30, 1993. The current licensing provisions for speech-language pathologists and
audiologists became effective as of July 1, 1993.
Note: Sections 5 to 8, 9 , 10, 15 , 16, 64 to 81, 83 to 90, and 98 change statutory
references from "hearing aid" to "hearing instrument." In addition, the term "hearing aid
dealers and fitters" is changed to "hearing instrument specialist."
SB432, s. 99 7Section 99. Initial applicability; regulation and licensing.
SB432,30,108 (1) Physician and podiatrist continuing education. The treatment of sections
9448.13 (1) and (1m) and 448.665 of the statutes first applies to applications that are
10submitted to renew licenses that expire on November 1, 2003.
SB432,30,1111 (End)
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