(1) PRACTICE UNDER COMPACT. (a) Audiology. An individual who holds a valid audiologist compact privilege may, subject to s. 459.71 (3), do any of the following: 1. Practice audiology in this state, subject to s. 459.70 (4). 2. Practice audiology in this state via telehealth, as defined in s. 459.70 (2) (y), subject to s. 459.70 (5). (b) Speech-language pathology. An individual who holds a valid speech-language pathologist compact privilege may, subject to s. 459.71 (3), do any of the following: 1. Practice speech-language pathology in this state, subject to s. 459.70 (4). 2. Practice speech-language pathology in this state via telehealth, as defined in s. 459.70 (2) (y), subject to s. 459.70 (5). (2) FITTING AND SALE OF HEARING AIDS. An audiologist licensed under this subchapter, an audiologist who holds a valid compact privilege, or an individual granted a permit to practice audiology under this subchapter who engages in the practice of ordering, fitting, and dealing in hearing aids shall do all of the following: (a) Except as provided in sub. (3r), deliver to each person supplied with a hearing aid a receipt. The receipt shall contain the signature and show the business address, license or permit title, and number of the licensee, compact privilege holder, or permittee, together with specifications as to the make and model of the hearing aid and full terms of sale clearly stated. If a hearing aid that is not new is sold, the receipt and the container must be clearly marked as “used” or “reconditioned”, whichever is applicable. The terms of the guarantee, if there is any given, shall be set out in not less than 8-point type. (b) Give to a purchaser of a hearing aid a personal guarantee that is at least identical in its terms to the guarantee given by the manufacturer of the hearing aid. (3r) DELIVERY OF RECEIPT. An audiologist is not required to deliver a receipt to a person supplied with a hearing aid if the supplied hearing aid is an over-the-counter hearing aid, as defined in 21 USC 360j (q).
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