Hearing aids and speech-language pathologists.

Added 'speech-language pathology assistant' to the list of individuals considered practitioners under IC 25-1-9.5-3.5.

Added 'clinical fellow in speech language pathology' and 'student' providing supervised services to the definition of practitioner.

Added 'audiology' to the definition of audiology services provided under IC 25-35.6.

Clarified that over-the-counter hearing aids can be sold, used, or distributed without the fitting requirement that applies to prescription hearing aids.

Set the effective date for these changes to July 1, 2025.

Speech-language pathology assistants and clinical fellows are now included in the definition of 'practitioner' for telehealth services.

Over-the-counter hearing aids can now be sold, used, or distributed without requiring a professional fitting by a registered dealer or audiologist.

Updated the list of licensed professions included under the 'practitioner' definition to include additional categories such as nurses, physical therapists, and pharmacists.

New definitions were added for terms like 'over-the-counter hearing aid', 'prescription hearing aid', 'fit hearing aids', and 'dispense hearing aids'.