2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

HB1572: Hearing aids and speech-language pathologists.

Legislative Summary

Hearing aids and speech-language pathologists. Adds speech-language pathology assistant to the definition of "practitioner" for purposes of the provision of telehealth. Specifies services included in the definition of "audiology". Allows for the sale, use, provision of customer service, or distribution of an over-the-counter hearing aid without the fitting of the hearing aid by a hearing aid dealer who has been issued a certificate of registration or a licensed audiologist. (Current law does not differentiate between a prescription hearing aid and an over-the-counter hearing aid concerning the fitting of the hearing aid.)

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Bill History

1/21/2025
Authored by Representative Goss-Reaves
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Representative Campbell added as coauthor
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
1/29/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Senate sponsor: Senator Becker
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 56: yeas 91, nays 0
House of Representatives
1/31/2025
Referred to the Senate
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Senate
3/13/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate
3/18/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate
3/18/2025
Senators Yoder and Ford J.D. added as cosponsors
Senate
3/20/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 258: yeas 46, nays 0
Senate
3/21/2025
Returned to the House without amendments
Senate
3/24/2025
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
3/27/2025
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate
4/3/2025
Signed by the Governor
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Third reading
3/20/2025
46
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Third reading
1/30/2025
91
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/3/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/21/2025137.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/13/2025159.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/27/2025157.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/15/2025140.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/24/202565.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/20/202565.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/18/202565.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/13/202565.2 KB
Misc
Misc3/12/202521.8 KB
Misc
Misc3/12/202548.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/30/202565.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/29/202565.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/27/202565.2 KB
Misc
Misc1/23/202570.3 KB
Misc
Misc1/22/202521.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/15/202565.2 KB