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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>65706</law_id><section_number>54.1-1505</section_number><catch_line>Return of prescription hearing aid by purchaser or lessee</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>59.1-200</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Professions and Occupations Regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Boards Within the Department</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="15">Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Hearing Aids and Hearing Aid Specialists</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Within 30 days of the date of delivery, any purchaser or lessee of a <span class="dictionary">prescription hearing aid</span> shall be entitled to return such hearing aid for any reason, provided that such hearing aid is returned in satisfactory condition. Such purchaser or lessee shall be entitled to a replacement or a refund of all charges paid, less a reasonable charge for medical, audiological, and hearing aid evaluation services provided by the hearing aid specialist. <a id="paragraph-238842" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-1505/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The right of a purchaser or lessee to return a <span class="dictionary">prescription hearing aid</span> and the charges to be imposed upon the return of such hearing aid, as provided in subsection A of this section, shall be explained and given in writing in at least 10-point, bold-faced type to such purchaser or lessee by the hearing aid specialist. <a id="paragraph-238843" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-1505/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Title" href="/59.1-196/">59.1-196</a> et seq.). <a id="paragraph-238844" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-1505/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1990, c. 584; 2023, cc. 273, 274.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
