§ 153A.18 — Consumer Information Center
Plain-Language Summary
This section requires the Commissioner of Health to establish a Consumer Information Center to help people who buy or are considering buying prescription hearing aids. The center provides information about consumer rights in hearing aid sales, information about how to file complaints against dispensers, and information about advocacy services for hearing aid users.
153A.18 CONSUMER INFORMATION CENTER.
The commissioner shall establish a Consumer Information Center to assist actual and potential purchasers of prescription hearing aids by providing them with information regarding prescription hearing aid sales. The Consumer Information Center shall disseminate information about consumers’ legal rights related to prescription hearing aid sales, provide information relating to complaints about dispensers of prescription hearing aids, and provide information about outreach and advocacy services for consumers of prescription hearing aids. In establishing the center and developing the information, the commissioner shall consult with representatives of prescription hearing aid dispensers, audiologists, physicians, and consumers.
History:
1988 c 689 art 2 s 60; 1995 c 164 s 29; 2023 c 70 art 3 s 79
History: History: 1988 c 689 art 2 s 60; 1995 c 164 s 29; 2023 c 70 art 3 s 79