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S 6065: Relates to the dispensing of hearing aids; provides that hearing aids shall be sold at fair market value.
What S 6065 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to reform the dispensing of hearing aids in New York state. It allows licensed physicians who conduct medical evaluations of hearing loss to dispense hearing aids for a profit, and they must sell necessary items or services at fair market value. These physicians must also comply with existing regulations regarding hearing aid dispensing, including reporting requirements. The bill removes restrictions on physicians who have previously dispensed hearing aids, allowing them to continue dispensing and repairing hearing aids without refusal or failure to perform. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6065
- What is the current status of S 6065?
- As of January 11, 2026, S 6065 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION".
- Did S 6065 pass?
- Not yet. S 6065 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6065, and where is it now?
- S 6065 was authored by Sen. Kevin Parker with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Consumer Affairs & Protection.
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 362 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6065 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the dispensing of hearing aids The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 802 of the general business law, as added by chap- 2 ter 599 of the laws of 1998, subdivision 1 as designated and subdivision 3 2 as added by chapter 301 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 § 802. Special provisions; [not-for-profit] fair market value sales. 6 1. [No] Where a medical evaluation of hearing loss is required by feder- 7 al or state law prior to the dispensing of a hearing aid, an otolaryn- 8 gologist or other licensed physician who has conducted a medical evalu- 9 ation of hearing loss [shall engage in the business of dispensing10hearing aids for a profit] may dispense such hearing aid, and necessary 11 items or services furnished in connection therewith. No otolaryngolo- 12 gist or other licensed physician who has dispensed a hearing aid shall 13 refuse or fail to perform repairs or service on any hearing aid that 14 they have dispensed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any hearing aid and 15 other necessary items or services, including repairs or service on any 16 hearing aid, provided by such otolaryngologist or other licensed physi- 17 cian, shall be sold at fair market value. 18 2. Every licensed physician who engages in the dispensing of hearing 19 aids in compliance with the provisions of this section shall be required 20 to comply with sections seven hundred ninety-one, seven hundred ninety- 21 eight and eight hundred three of this article, in addition to compliance 22 with this section. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10671-01-5
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