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Committee amends A4091 to let audiologists and licensed dispensers order prescription hearing aids
Summary
A4091 was amended and released to update New Jersey law to reflect FDA changes that reclassified traditional hearing aids as prescription devices; committee added explicit authority for licensed hearing-aid dispensers to order devices alongside audiologists to preserve access for rural and low-income patients.
The Assembly Regulated Professions Committee amended and released Assembly bill A4091, a measure to align New Jersey law with recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration classifications for hearing devices. The bill authorizes audiologists who have completed accredited coursework and clinical training to select, prescribe and order hearing aids; the committee adopted a…
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