Florida Statute 484.0401 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 484
DISPENSING OF OPTICAL DEVICES AND HEARING AIDS

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F.S. 484.0401

484.0401 Purpose.—The Legislature recognizes that the dispensing of prescription hearing aids requires particularized knowledge and skill to ensure that the interests of the hearing-impaired public will be adequately served and safely protected. It recognizes that a poorly selected or fitted prescription hearing aid not only will give little satisfaction but may interfere with hearing ability and, therefore, deems it necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the dispensing of prescription hearing aids in this state. Restrictions on the fitting and selling of prescription hearing aids shall be imposed only to the extent necessary to protect the public from physical and economic harm, and restrictions shall not be imposed in a manner which will unreasonably affect the competitive market.

History.—ss. 1, 18, ch. 83-153; ss. 1, 7, ch. 84-94; ss. 1, 19, 20, ch. 86-283; s. 22, ch. 90-341; s. 11, ch. 90-345; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 24, ch. 2023-71.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 484.0401

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 484.0401.

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Cases Citing Statute 484.0401

Total Results: 1

Beckwith v. Department of Business & Professional Regulation, Board of Hearing Aid Specialists

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-01-30T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 667 So. 2d 450, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 536, 1996 WL 31880

Snippet: 484.056(l)(t) advances that interest. Citing section 484.0401, Florida Statutes (1989), the department argues