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The Colorado Office of Hearing Aid Provider Licensure (Office) regulates individual hearing aid providers, hearing aid associates, and hearing aid trainees in the State of Colorado. The mission of the Office is to maintain the profession's integrity and protect its consumers. The Office's activities include licensing hearing aid providers, investigating complaints, and enforcing disciplinary actions against those who violate the Hearing Aid Providers Practice Act and the Director's Rules and Regulations.
The Office works in conjunction with the National Board for Certification Hearing Instrument Sciences (NBC-HIS), the Colorado Speech-Language Hearing Association (CSHA), the Colorado Academy of Audiology (CAA), and the Colorado Hearing Society.
Program Information
- Public Notices
State Office of Hearing Aid Provider Licensure - Permanent Rulemaking Hearing – July 7, 2025
The purpose of this Permanent Rulemaking Hearing is to allow stakeholders a final opportunity to testify before the Director determines on proposed revisions to Rule 1.11 CONCERNING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DISCLOSURES TO CONSUMERS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF RECEIVING EMERGENCY OR NONEMERGENCY SERVICES FROM AN OUT-OF-NETWORK PROVIDER and APPENDIX A – YOUR RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS AGAINST SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLS. The purpose of the proposed rules is to establish requirements for health-care providers to disclose to covered persons who are utilizing a health benefit plan about the potential of “balance billing” when receiving 1) post-stabilization services or 2) covered non-emergency services from an out-of-network provider at an in-network facility.
- Monday, July 7, 2025, at 1:30 P.M. (MDT)
- Permanent Rulemaking Hearing Notice
- Draft Rules
- Webinar Registration
- Written comments (Link will be updated as comments are received)
- Rulemaking Hearing Recording - July 7, 2025
- Legislative Updates
The Division of Professions and Occupations regulates more than 550,000 licensees, certificate holders and registrants. Each year, the General Assembly passes legislation directly impacting those populations. Many bills then require rulemaking or other policy updates by the Division or Boards in order to implement these changes. All relevant bills from the most recent legislative session have been combined onto a single webpage for easy access here. We encourage all licensees to read all bills directly impacting their profession(s). You may access the individual bills and summaries by visiting the link below:
- Program Information
Zen Mayhugh, Program Director
Office of Hearing Aid Provider Licensure
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202Regulation History:
- 1975/ 1994: In 1975, the Board of Hearing Aide Dealers was established; this board unsettled in 1985. In 1994, the General Assembly created a registration program for Hearing Aid Providers. In 2013, this program was separated from Audiologists.
To learn more about the Division History please review the Regulation Dates By Profession pamphlet.
Phone: 303-894-2988 | Fax: 303-894-7764 | Email: dora_dpo_licensing@state.co.us