No Definitive FDA Schedule for Releasing OTC Hearing Aid Rule

There’s no definitive schedule for the Food and Drug Administration to release the proposed rule on over-the-counter hearing aids (see 2008250030), despite House Republicans telling us last week they hope FDA will quickly put the rule out for public comment, emailed an FDA spokesperson Sunday. The FDA will release its next unified agenda update in fall, posting a date when the proposed rule is expected in the Federal Register, she said. It could be after the fall, she said. The agency missed its Aug. 18 statutory deadline for releasing the proposal.