Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
R156. Commerce, Occupational and Professional Licensing |
R156-46a. Hearing Instrument Specialist Licensing Act Rule |
R156-46a-502c. Calibration of Technical Instruments
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The requirement in Subsection 58-46a-303(3)(c) for calibration of all appropriate technical instruments used in practice is defined, clarified, and established as follows:
(1) any audiometer used in the fitting of hearing aids shall be calibrated when necessary, but not less than annually;
(2) the calibration shall include to ANSI standards calibration of frequency accuracy, acoustic output, attenuator linearity, and harmonic distortion; and
(3) calibration shall be accomplished by the manufacturer, or a properly trained person, or an institution of higher learning equipped with proper instruments for calibration of an audiometer.