OAR 331-670-0020
Additional Conditions For Referral

(1) In addition to the conditions listed in ORS 694.142 (Standards of practice)(1), a licensee must refer the client to a physician as required under ORS 694.142 (Standards of practice)(2) for the following:
(a) Cerumen accumulation in the auditory canal preventing visual inspection of the external auditory canal or external auditory meatus and tympanic membrane or foreign body in the ear canal;
(b) Pain or discomfort in the ear;
(c) Tinnitus.
(2) If the client, or the parent or guardian of the client, refuses to seek a medical opinion from a licensed physician as defined in ORS 694.042 (Right to rescind hearing aid purchase)(1)(a), the licensee must obtain written refusal from the client or the parents or guardian of the client on a Waiver of Medical Opinion form as required by ORS 694.142 (Standards of practice)(6). The licensee must obtain the written refusal prior to the fitting or dispensing of a hearing aid. The Waiver of Medical Opinion form must include:
(a) Licensee’s name;
(b) Licensee’s license number;
(c) Client’s name;
(d) Client’s address;
(e) Client contact information;
(f) A statement that the person signing the form is refusing to seek a medical opinion from the physician to whom the client has been referred;
(g) The signature of the person who is refusing; and
(h) The date that the person signed the form.

Source: Rule 331-670-0020 — Additional Conditions For Referral, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=331-670-0020.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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