Colorado § 12-230-104 - Scope of practice.

§ 12-230-104. Scope of practice.

(1) The scope of practice for a hearing aid provider includes:

(a) Eliciting patient case histories, including medical, otological, pharmacological, occupational, and previous amplification history and patient attitudes and expectations;

(b) Administering otoscopy for the purpose of identifying possible otological conditions, including conditions described in section 6-1-701 (2)(d), that may indicate the need for medical referral or that may have a bearing on needed rehabilitative measures, outcomes, or recommendations;

(c) Administering and interpreting tests of human hearing, including appropriate objective and subjective methodology and measures;

(d) Determining a person's candidacy for hearing aids or hearing assistive devices, referring the person for surgically implanted hearing device evaluation, or recommending other clinical, rehabilitative, or medical interventions;

(e) Prescribing, selecting, and fitting appropriate hearing instruments and assistive devices, including appropriate technology, electroacoustic targets, programming parameters, and special applications, as indicated, whether in person or through the use of telehealth;

(f) Assessing hearing instrument efficacy using appropriate fitting verification methodology, including available fitting validation methods;

(g) Taking ear impressions and preparing ear molds for hearing instruments, assistive devices, telecommunications applications, ear protection, and other related applications;

(h) Designing and modifying ear molds and auditory equipment to meet individual patient needs;

(i) Providing counseling and aural rehabilitative services in the use and care of hearing instruments and assistive devices and for effectively using communication coping strategies and other approaches to foster optimal patient rehabilitation; and

(j) Providing supervision and training of those entering the dispensing profession.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1149, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (1)(e) amended, (HB 20-1218), ch. 299, p. 1485, § 6, effective September 1. L. 2022: (1)(e) amended, (HB 22-1076), ch. 64, p. 321, § 1, effective August 10.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-5.5-103 as it existed prior to 2019.