Pennsylvania Hearing Aid Dealers Ass'n v. Commonwealth, Department of Health

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

The Pennsylvania Hearing Aid Dealers Association, Inc., and three hearing aid fitters (plaintiffs) filed this petition for review in the nature of mandamus, praying this Court to command the Department of Health and the Secretary of Health (Department) to require all physicians and audiologists engaged directly or indirectly in the sale of hearing aids to take and pass an examination as a precondition to selling hearing aids. The Department here raises, by preliminary objection, issues of standing and demurrer for failure to state a cause of action. For reasons which…