House
File
120
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
120
BY
STAED
,
MASCHER
,
WINCKLER
,
KURTH
,
and
GASKILL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
telecoil
assistive
devices
and
including
1
applicability
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
1597YH
(2)
88
hb/rn
H.F.
120
Section
1.
Section
216E.1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
14.
“
Telecoil
assistive
device”
means
a
3
tiny
coil
of
wire
around
a
core
that
supplements
or
replaces
an
4
input
device
within
a
hearing
assistive
device
that
will
induce
5
an
electric
current
in
the
coil
when
it
is
in
the
presence
of
6
a
magnetic
field.
7
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
216E.5A
Telecoil
assistive
device
8
notification
requirements.
9
1.
At
the
time
of
receiving
a
purchase
order
for
a
hearing
10
assistive
device
is
received,
the
assistive
device
dealer
11
or
assistive
device
lessor
shall
provide
the
consumer
with
12
written
information
pertaining
to
a
telecoil
assistive
device,
13
including
all
of
the
following:
14
a.
The
setting
on
the
telecoil
assistive
device.
15
b.
The
compatibility
of
the
telecoil
assistive
device
16
with
other
assistive
devices
which
are
compliant
with
the
17
federal
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
pursuant
to
42
U.S.C.
18
§12101-12117.
19
2.
A
consumer
receiving
the
written
information
shall
sign
20
a
copy
of
the
written
information
which
shall
be
retained
by
21
the
assistive
device
dealer
or
assistive
device
lessor
for
the
22
period
corresponding
to
the
number
of
years
of
warranty
set
out
23
by
the
manufacturers.
24
Sec.
3.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
hearing
25
assistive
device
purchase
orders
received
on
or
after
September
26
1,
2019.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
relates
to
telecoil
assistive
devices.
31
The
bill
defines
a
telecoil
assistive
device
as
a
tiny
coil
32
of
wire
around
a
core
that
supplements
or
replaces
an
input
33
device
within
a
hearing
assistive
device
that
will
induce
an
34
electric
current
in
the
coil
when
it
is
in
the
presence
of
a
35
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magnetic
field.
1
The
bill
provides
that
at
the
time
of
receiving
an
order
2
for
a
hearing
assistive
device,
the
consumer
will
be
provided
3
written
information
by
the
assistive
device
dealer
or
assistive
4
device
lessor
related
to
a
telecoil
assistive
device.
5
The
bill
provides
that
the
written
information
shall
6
include
the
setting
on
the
telecoil
assistive
device
and
the
7
compatibility
of
the
device
with
other
assistive
devices
which
8
are
compliant
with
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act.
9
The
bill
requires
that
a
copy
of
the
written
information
10
signed
by
the
consumer
be
retained
by
the
assistive
device
11
dealer
or
assistive
device
manufacturer
for
the
period
12
corresponding
to
the
number
of
years
of
warranty
set
out
by
the
13
manufacturer.
14
The
bill
applies
to
telecoil
purchase
orders
received
on
or
15
after
September
1,
2019.
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