1111 Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureaus
Program Descriptions

24 - HEARING AID DISPENSERS BUREAU

The Hearing Aid Dispensers Bureau licenses and regulates hearing aid dispensers. The Bureau also protects hearing-impaired consumers by informing them of their legal rights and obligations when purchasing or returning hearing aids and protects consumers by maintaining advertising standards.

Effective January 1, 2010, the Bureau was abolished and the duties of the Bureau were transferred to the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board pursuant to Chapter 309, Statutes of 2009 (AB 1535).