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Ohio Rev. Code § 4747.01 (2026)

Hearing aid dealer definitions

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Effective:
November 25, 1969
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 61 - 108th General Assembly
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As used in sections 4747.01 to 4747.15, inclusive, of the Revised Code:

(A) "Hearing aid" means any wearable instrument or device designed or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing, including all attachments, accessories, and parts thereof, except batteries and cords.

(B) "Practice of dealing in" or "fitting of" hearing aids means the sale of a hearing aid, and the measurement and testing of human hearing by means of an audiometer or by any other means for the purpose of selecting, adapting, and selling a hearing aid to any person, and includes the making of impressions for earmolds.

(C) "Hearing aid dealer" and "hearing aid fitter" mean any person engaged in the practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids.

(D) "Trainee" means any person training to become a licensed hearing aid dealer or fitter.

(E) "Sell" or "sale" means the retail transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, bailment, or any other contract, but excludes a wholesale sale to a distributor or dealer.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: State v. Carter, 2022-Ohio-4559.
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State v. Carter, 2022-Ohio-4559. “” R.C. 4747.01(A). Simply put, a hearing aid is a small electronic device (with a microphone, amplifier, and speaker) that can be worn in or behind the ear receiving sound, converting the sound waves to electrical signals and amplifying them sending them to the hearing-impaired…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4747.01(A): 1 case
State v. Carter, 2022-Ohio-4559. “” R.C. 4747.01(A). Simply put, a hearing aid is a small electronic device (with a microphone, amplifier, and speaker) that can be worn in or behind the ear receiving sound, converting the sound waves to electrical signals and amplifying them sending them to the hearing-impaired…”
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