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Hearing Health Care Alliance of New York, Inc.
Your Partner in Hearing Health Care
Serving hearing instrument professionals since 1948
About HHCANY
Our Mission
At HHCANY, our mission is to empower hearing health professionals through education, public awareness, and ethical standards. We advocate for legislation to ensure high-quality service for the hearing impaired, foster collaboration among dispensers, and strengthen relationships within the hearing health community. Additionally, we provide resources to enhance members' technical expertise in evaluating, fitting, and using hearing instruments.
HCCANY Membership and Annual Conference and Trade Show
HHCANY members include NYS Registered Hearing Aid Dispensers, NYS Licensed Dispensing Audiologists and Otolaryngologists.
HHCANY is approved by the NYS Department of State (DOS) to provide required in-person annual continuing education to hearing aid dispenser licensees at our Annual Conference and Trade Show.
Membership and conference forms
Dispensing Licensees
A Dispensing Member (also known as a “Hearing Aid Dispenser” and/or “Dispensing Audiologist”) is any individual engaged in the fitting, renting, selling and/or servicing of hearing instruments, hearing amplification devices, and/or accessories to the public. Such individual must be registered as a hearing aid dispenser with the State of New York pursuant to Article 37A of the General Business Law of the State of New York, or such other applicable statutes or regulations of the State of New York as may be enacted or may be in force governing the dispensing of hearing instruments in the State of New York.
Application for membership as a Dispensing Member must include evidence of an active registration with the New York State Secretary of State pursuant to Article 37A of the General Business Law (ID Number and Exp Date) and identify the entity or business through which said individual is dispensing.
Student Member
A Student Member may be any individual who is either a registered trainee pursuant to Article 37A of the General Business Law of the State of New York or a student currently registered in an Audiology program in New York State. Student members shall be eligible to attend the annual meeting and participate in other activities of the organization, but shall not be eligible to vote, serve on the Board of Directors or hold office. Upon successful completion of training and New York State registration and licensing examinations, the Student Member will no longer be eligible for student membership but will be eligible for Dispensing Membership.
Application for membership as a Student Member must include evidence of registration (ID# and Exp Date) as a trainee (Supervising Dispenser)with the New York State Secretary of State pursuant to Article 37A of the General Business Law; or for any student enrolled in an audiology program as provided by Section 3.02.d, stating the name of the program and the college or university attended by the student, and a student ID number.
Associate Member
Dispensing Member Emeritus
An Associate Member may be any individual, corporation, firm, business, or other legal entity who is not a registered hearing aid dispenser but is involved directly or indirectly in the hearing instrument industry or in the providing of related hearing health care services or products. An individual, corporation, firm, business, or other legal entity that is not a registered hearing aid dispenser but is solely involved in the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids, as such devices are defined in the regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, does not qualify for Associate Membership. Associate members shall not be eligible to vote, serve on the Board of Directors or hold office. They shall be eligible, however, to serve on committees, attend the annual meeting, and participate in other activities of the organization.
Application for membership as an Associate Member must include a statement from the applicant stating the following: “I am active, through my business or profession, in the hearing instrument industry or in providing related hearing health care services or products. My business or profession is: _____________________________________
Dispensing Member Emeritus
Dispensing Member Emeritus
A Dispensing Member Emeritus is an individual who has been a dispensing member of HHCANY for at least ten of the last fifteen years, but is no longer eligible for dispensing membership as defined in Section 3.01a because the individual is no longer actively engaged in dispensing hearing aids.
Application for membership as a Dispensing Member Emeritus must include evidence of prior membership in HHCANY, and a statement from the applicant stating: I am no longer actively engaged in dispensing hearing aids.
Annual Trade Show and Conference
Annual Trade Show and Conference
Every year HHCANY provides required live, in-person continuing education courses to hearing aid dispenser licensees. Conference attendees receive 11.5 NYS and IIHIS Approved Continuing Education Units (CEUs), covering essential topics such as Infection Control, NYS Laws and Regulations 2025, and Telecoils and ALD Technology.
The Conference also provides the opportunity to interact with exhibitors and learn about the latest technological advances in hearing instruments.
Forms and Payments
Annual Trade Show and Conference
Please use these links to complete membership and/or conference forms, and make payments using a credit card.