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    Hearing Instrument Dispenser Advisory Council

    Active dates:1995 -
    Authority:
    1995 Minn. Laws Chap. 164 Sec. 31
    Minn. Stat. 214.13
    Minn. Stat. 153A.20
    Rule(s):
    Minn. Rules 4745.0060 [Repealed, 1995 c 164 s 35]
    Function: Advises the Minnesota commissioner of health on matters relating to registration and regulation of hearing instrument dispensers including: registration standards, enforcement of registration rules, and continuing education.
    History: Minnesota Rules in 1991 established and prescribed the duties of a hearing instrument dispenser advisory council as part of Chapter 4745, Minnesota Department of Health Hearing Instrument Dispenser Registration.

    In 1995 the Minnesota Legislature codified Minn. Stat. 153A.20 describing the membership and duties of the Council.

    2005 Minn. Laws Chap. 147, Sec. 18, Subd. 1 changed the membership of the Council from nine persons to seven persons.

    The Hearing Instrument Dispenser Advisory Council was reviewed by the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy (LCPFP) in 2013 as part of their biennial duty required by Minn. Stat. 3.885 Subd. 11. The LCPFP's 2013 Recommendations called for keeping the council.
    Advisory to:
    Health Department
    Membership: 7 members (2 public members, 3 hearing instrument dispensers, 1 audiologist or a physician specializing in treatment of diseases of the ear); appointed by commissioner of health; per diem and expenses.
    Agency heads: Commissioner of Health
    Internet resource:
    Hearing Instrument Dispenser Advisory Council
    Reports:
    Executive Branch Advisory Group Overviews (August 21, 2013)
    Executive Branch Advisory Groups Recommendations (December 18, 2013)
    Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
    Record last updated: 10/30/2015
     

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