Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-17-126

  • Audiologist: means one who practices audiology or one holding oneself out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words "audiologist" "audiology" "audiological" "hearing center" "hearing clinic" "hearing clinician" "hearing therapist" or any similar titles or descriptions of service. See Tennessee Code 63-17-103
  • Board: means the board of communications disorders and sciences. See Tennessee Code 63-17-103
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

When engaging in assessment, selection, fitting and sale of amplification systems or other assistive devices and technologies, a licensed audiologist shall perform such activities in compliance with the highest standards of professional conduct specifically prescribed for such activities by the United States food and drug administration, the Academy of Dispensing Audiologists, the American Academy of Audiology, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the council for licensing hearing instrument specialists. Through promulgation of rules, publication and distribution of pamphlets, and/or other appropriate means, the board shall periodically notify and update all licensed audiologists concerning the applicable standards of conduct enforced pursuant to this section.