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HB 1572 IN
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Hearing aids and speech-language pathologists.

IN · session 2025 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 21, 2025

Latest action (Apr 3, 2025) Signed by the Governor

Summary

Adds speech-language pathology assistant to the definition of "practitioner" for purposes of the provision of telehealth. Specifies services included in the definition of "audiology". Allows for the sale, use, provision of customer service, or distribution of an over-the-counter hearing aid without the fitting of the hearing aid by a hearing aid dealer who has been issued a certificate of registration or a licensed audiologist. (Current law does not differentiate between a prescription hearing aid and an over-the-counter hearing aid concerning the fitting of the hearing aid.)

Sponsors (2)

3 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (19)

  1. Jan 21, 2025 Authored by Representative Goss-Reaves · lower
  2. Jan 21, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower
  3. Jan 27, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  4. Jan 27, 2025 Representative Campbell added as coauthor · lower
  5. Jan 29, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  6. Jan 30, 2025 Senate sponsor: Senator Becker · lower
  7. Jan 31, 2025 Referred to the Senate · lower
  8. Jan 30, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 56: yeas 91, nays 0 · lower
  9. Feb 19, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services · upper
  10. Mar 13, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
  11. Mar 18, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  12. Mar 18, 2025 Senators Yoder and Ford J.D. added as cosponsors · upper
  13. Mar 21, 2025 Returned to the House without amendments · upper
  14. Mar 20, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 258: yeas 46, nays 0 · upper
  15. Mar 24, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  16. Mar 25, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  17. Mar 27, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  18. Apr 3, 2025 Public Law 37 · lower
  19. Apr 3, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
Subjects
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; Licensing (Including Behavioral and Mental Health)HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; Speech Pathologists and AudiologistsHEALTH; Physical Disabilities

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