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Texas Occupations Code § 402.1021

Rules for Hearing Instruments

Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispensers · Powers and Duties

With the assistance of the advisory board, the commission shall adopt rules to establish requirements for each sale of a hearing instrument for purposes of this chapter. The rules must:

(1) address:

(A) the information and other provisions required in each written contract for the purchase of a hearing instrument;

(B) records that must be retained under this chapter; and

(C) guidelines for the 30-day trial period during which a person may cancel the purchase of a hearing instrument; and

(2) require that the written contract and 30-day trial period information provided to a purchaser of a hearing instrument be in plain language designed to be easily understood by the average consumer.

Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1062 (S.B. 663), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.089, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.091, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 783 (S.B. 905), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 999 (S.B. 904), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.

Sections that refer to this one

§ 402.5521