; (ii) by inserting , and, beginning on January 1, 2025, such hearing assessment services furnished by a qualified hearing aid professional, after by a qualified audiologist ; and (iii) by striking the audiologist and inserting the audiologist or qualified hearing aid professional ; and (B) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) The term qualified hearing aid professional means, with respect to hearing assessment services described in paragraph (3), an individual who— (i) is licensed or registered as a hearing aid dispenser, hearing aid specialist, hearing instrument dispenser, or related professional by the State in which the individual furnishes such services; and (ii) meets such other requirements as the Secretary determines appropriate (including requirements relating to educational certifications or accreditations), taking into account any additional requirements for hearing aid specialists, hearing aid dispensers, and hearing instrument dispensers established by Medicare Advantage organizations under part C, State plans (or waivers of such plans) under title XIX, and the group health plans and health insurance issuers (as such terms are defined in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act). . (2) Payment for qualified hearing aid professionals Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1) ) is amended— (A) by striking and before (HH)