Tennessee § 63-17-216 - Sale of hearing instruments.

§ 63-17-216. Sale of hearing instruments.

Any person who engages in the practice of dispensing and fitting hearing instruments shall deliver to each person supplied with a hearing instrument, by the dispensing person's or at the dispensing person's order or direction, a bill of sale that contains each of the following: The signature of the licensed hearing instrument specialist, the address of the specialist's regular place of business and the specialist's license number and license expiration date; The make and model of the hearing instrument supplied, and the amount charged for the hearing instrument and whether the hearing instrument is new, used or rebuilt; A clear statement of the terms of sale, including the provisions required by § 63-17-217; and The name and address of the council and a statement that the council will receive complaints on any matter relating to the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments. Any sale of a hearing instrument is subject to the same conditions and provisions as are prescribed by the United States food and drug administration and the federal trade commission. Any hearing aid that is sold, fitted or dispensed to a consumer in this state shall be clearly and permanently marked with: The name of the manufacturer or distributor or the model name or number; The serial number; and The year of manufacture. Acts 1995, ch. 481, § 18; 2003, ch. 70, § 1.