SENATE BILL No. 207

 

 

February 25, 2003, Introduced by Senators JOHNSON, HAMMERSTROM, EMERSON, JACOBS, TOY, PATTERSON and GARCIA and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Occupational code,"                                                        

                                                                                

    by amending section 1302 (MCL 339.1302).                                    

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 1302.  (1) This article  shall  does not prohibit a                    

                                                                                

2   person from engaging in the  business  practice of selling or               

                                                                                

3   offering for sale a hearing aid at retail without a license, if             

                                                                                

4   the person employs only licensed hearing aid dealers and hearing            

                                                                                

5   aid salespersons in the direct sale and fitting of the  product             

                                                                                

6   hearing aid.  Each person shall file annually with the department           

                                                                                

7   a list of each licensed hearing aid dealer or hearing aid                   

                                                                                

8   salesperson directly or indirectly employed by the person and a             

                                                                                

9   statement on a form approved by the department that the person              

                                                                                

10  will  submit to  comply with the rules promulgated under this               

                                                                                

11  article and the provisions of this article.  which the department           

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   considers applicable.  A person engaging in the  business                   

                                                                                

2   practice of selling or offering for sale a hearing aid at retail            

                                                                                

3   shall maintain a place of business in this state which is an                

                                                                                

4   actual, established physical location from which the person                 

                                                                                

5   conducts business and where each applicable book or record is               

                                                                                

6   maintained.  A branch office of the person shall be under the               

                                                                                

7   personal direct supervision of a hearing aid dealer or hearing              

                                                                                

8   aid salesperson as qualified in section 1305.                               

                                                                                

9       (2) This article does not prohibit a person licensed as an                  

                                                                                

10  audiologist under part 168 of the public health code, 1978 PA               

                                                                                

11  368, MCL 333.16801 to 333.16811, from engaging in the practice of           

                                                                                

12  selling or fitting a hearing aid.                                           

                                                                                

13      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

14  effect unless Senate Bill No. 206                                           

                                                                                

15                           of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into            

                                                                                

16  law.