Amendment H-8071 to HF 2585
Relating to the terminology used in relation to the deaf and hard-of-hearing persons
Adopted · March 4, 2020
Filed March 4, 2020 in the House by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment expands the bill by updating several other sections of the law to use the new terminology. It replaces terms like "hearing-impaired" and "communication-impaired" with "deaf and hard of hearing" or "communication disorders" in rules regarding emergency devices, hearing aids, and telephone relay services.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 1, by striking lines 23 through 27 and inserting: “34A.9 Telecommunications devices for the persons with speech disorders and hearing-impaired the deaf and hard of hearing . Each public safety answering point shall provide for the installation and use of telecommunications devices for the persons with speech disorders and hearing-impaired for the deaf and hard of hearing .”
- Page 1, after line 27 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 100.18, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows: c. An owner or an owner’s agent of a multiple-unit residential building or single-family dwelling shall supply light-emitting smoke detectors, upon request, for a tenant with a who is deaf or hard of hearing impairment . Sec. ___. Section 100.18, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows: c. An owner of a multiple-unit residential building or a single-family rental unit that has a fuel-fired heater or appliance, a fireplace, or an attached garage, or an owner’s agent, shall supply light-emitting carbon monoxide alarms, upon request, for a tenant with a who is deaf or hard of hearing impairment .”
- Page 2, after line 17 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 154A.1, subsection 4, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
- “Hearing aid” means a wearable instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing disorders , and any parts, attachments, or accessories, including earmold, but excluding batteries and cords. Sec. ___. Section 154A.24, subsection 3, paragraph p, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows: p. Stating or implying that the use of a hearing aid will restore normal hearing or preserve hearing or prevent or retard -1- H8069.3489 (3) 88 pf/rh 1/ 3 progressions of hearing impairment disorders or any other false or misleading claim regarding the use or benefit of a hearing aid.”
- Page 8, after line 4 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 477C.1, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows: 477C.1 Dual party relay service —— purpose. The general assembly finds that the provision of a statewide dual party relay service will further the public interest and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Iowa through an increase in the usefulness and availability of the telephone system. Many persons who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or have speech impairments disorders are not able to utilize the telephone system without this type of service. Therefore, it is the purpose of this chapter to enable the orderly development, operation, promotion, and funding of a statewide dual party relay service.”
- Page 8, by striking lines 5 through 13 and inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 477C.2, subsections 2, 4, and 5, Code 2020, are amended to read as follows:
- “Communication impairment disorder ” means the inability to use the telephone for communication without a telecommunications device for the deaf and hard of hearing .
- “Dual party relay service” or “relay service” means a communication service which provides communication-impaired persons with communication disorders access to the telephone system functionally equivalent to the access available to persons not communication-impaired without communication disorders .
- “Telecommunications device for the deaf and hard of hearing ” means any specialized or supplemental telephone equipment used by communication-impaired persons with communication disorders to provide access to the telephone system. Sec. ___. Section 477C.3, subsection 2, Code 2020, is -2- H8069.3489 (3) 88 pf/rh 2/ 3 amended to read as follows:
- The relay service, to the extent reasonably possible, shall allow persons with communication impairments disorders to use the telephone system in a manner and at a rate equivalent to persons without communication impairments disorders .”
- Page 8, after line 26 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 477C.5, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows: a. Six consumers who have communication impairments disorders .”
- By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting internal references as necessary.