Otolaryngology Coding Alert
Correction:
State Licensure Determines Audiologist Qualifications
Published on Fri Jan 02, 2004
In the November 2003 Otolaryngology Coding Alert, the Reader Question "Credentials Determine Diagnostic Testing" incorrectly refers to a qualified audiologist as one who is "clinical certified" rather than one who meets state licensure requirements.
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