Section 4.03. Equipment used to measure hearing.

 

(1)  Pure tone audiometry must be conducted with a pure tone audiometer which conforms to the American National Standards Institute, Standard ANSI S3.6 1996 approved January 12, 1996. Such audiometer shall be capable of generating a minimum of 9 discrete frequencies, ranging from 250 Hz through 8 KHz (250, 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000, 8000 Hz). Output levels over the frequency range shall conform to standard ANSI S3.6 specified above.

(2)  A masking source shall be either available within, or capable of being attached to, the audiometer. The masking source shall have one of the following:

(a) White noise capability.

(b) Speech noise capability.

(c) Narrow band noise and white noise or narrow band noise and speech noise capability.

(3)  Audiometric equipment used in the evaluation of hearing sensitivity for the fitting and sale of hearing instruments shall be calibrated not less than once every 12 months.

History: Cr. Register, March, 1975, No. 231 , eff. 4-1-75; am. Register, July, 1992, No. 439 , eff. 8-1-92; am. Register, July, 1993, No. 451 , eff. 8-1-93; renum. HAS 4.03 to be 4.03 (1), cr. (2) and (3), Register, July, 1997, No. 499 , eff. 8-1-97; am. (1), Register, July, 1998, No. 511 , eff. 8-1-98.

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A copy of Standard ANSI S3.6 may be obtained by writing to: The American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036. Copies of the Standard are on file at the office of the Department of Safety and Professional Services and the Legislative Reference Bureau. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1