MINNESOTA
Conversations are happening across the country to ensure safe, quality hearing assistance is available to those who need it. Check out the below to see what’s happening in Minnesota.
Did You Know?
Almost 19% of Minnesota's population has some form of hearing loss.
LATEST CONSUMER PROTECTION ACTION
January 14, 2022.
NAAG Responds to FDA’s Comment Request on New Over-The-Counter Hearing Aid Rules.
“In response to a request for comments from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding new rules regulating over-the-counter hearing aids, NAAG submitted comments encouraging the FDA to take the below steps to ensure that states maintain a role as regulators in this emerging market.”
LATEST 2022 LEGISLATIVE NEWS
HF 3537.
Sponsor: Rep. Liz Boldon (DFL)
This measure relates to the creation of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact Commission and interstate licensure compact for licensed audiologists or speech-language pathologists.
This measure takes effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state.
SF 3364.
Sponsor: Senator Carla Nelson (R)
This measure establishes an interstate compact for audiology and speech-language pathology.
This measure establishes a compact to facilitate the interstate practice of audiology and speech-language pathology with the goal of improving public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services.
The compact takes effect after ten states enact it into law.
SF 4410.
Sponsor: Senator Jim Abeler (R)
These provisions were removed by the April 28 amendments. Please see below for the previous language.
This measure allows a license issued to an audiologist or speech-language pathologist by a home state to a resident in that state to be recognized by each member state of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact as authorizing an audiologist or speech-language pathologist to practice audiology or speech-language pathology, under a privilege to practice, in each member state.