(a) Within thirty (30) days of the date of delivery, any purchaser of a hearing instrument from a licensee is entitled to return the hearing instrument for any reason; provided, that such instrument is returned in satisfactory condition and such purchaser pays only reasonable charges for the hearing instrument and related services. Such return privileges apply only to a first time purchaser of a hearing instrument.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-17-217

  • Hearing instrument: means any instrument or device designed for or represented as aiding, improving or correcting defective human hearing and any parts, attachments or accessories of such an instrument or device. See Tennessee Code 63-17-201
  • sale: includes any transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, bailment or any other contract, either oral or written, except wholesale sales to distributors or dispensers. See Tennessee Code 63-17-201
(b) Charges to be imposed upon return of a hearing instrument as provided in subsection (a) shall be clearly stated in the bill of sale.
(c) This section shall not be construed to supersede any duly promulgated regulation issued by the federal trade commission.
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