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Regulation of private hearing aid dispensers by the Health Professions Council
Paper for consultation. Closing date: 7 July 2009
This draft order sets out a proposal to abolish the Hearing Aid Council and transfer its register of hearing aid dispensers to the Health Professions Council. The draft order makes provision in respect of the following:
- Arrangements effecting the transfer of the register of private hearing aid dispensers held by the Hearing Aid Council to the register of the Health Professions Council;
- Prohibition of former registrants of the Hearing Aid Council from being on the Health Professions Council;
- Offences relating to dispensing of hearing aids by unregistered persons;Arrangements surrounding the ablition of the Hearing Aid Council and the cessation of their functions;
- Consequential amendment;
- Transitional arrangements in respect of uncleared Hearing Aid Council casework at the point of transfer.
Please respond using the questionnaire, no later than 7 July 2009. By post, to: Keith Baggs, Professional Standards Division, 2N09 Quarry House, Quarry Hill, LS2 7UE or by phone 0113 254 5791
- Consultation document (PDF, 126KB)
- Draft statutory instrument (PDF, 76KB)
- Impact assessment (PDF, 593KB)
- Consultation questions (Word, 62KB)