California · Business and Professions Code - BPC
BPC §2538.23: (a) Hearing aids may be sold by catalog or direct mail provided that: (1) The seller is licensed as a hearing aid dispenser in this state.
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(a) Hearing aids may be sold by catalog or direct mail provided that: (1) The seller is licensed as a hearing aid dispenser in this state. (2) There is no fitting, selection, or adaptation of the instrument and no advice is given with respect to fitting, selection, or adaptation of the instrument and no advice is given with respect to the taking of an ear impression for an earmold by the seller. (3) The seller has received a statement which is signed by a physician and surgeon, audiologist, or a hearing aid dispenser, licensed by the State of California which verifies that Section 2538.36 and subdivision (b) of Section 2538.49 have been complied with. (b) A copy of the statement referred to in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) shall be retained by the seller for the period provided for in Section 2538.38. (c) A licensed hearing aid dispenser who sells a hearing aid under this section shall not be required to comply with subdivision (b) of Section 2538.49.
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