[§481K-6]  Manufacturer's duty to provide
reimbursement for temporary replacement of assistive devices; penalties.  
Whenever an assistive device covered by a manufacturer's express warranty is
tendered by a consumer to the manufacturer, its agent, representative,
assistive device dealer, assistive device lessor, or repair agency dealer from
whom it was purchased or exchanged for the purpose of repairing a
nonconformity, the manufacturer shall provide directly to the consumer for the
duration of the repair period a replacement assistive device or reimbursement
for the cost incurred by the consumer to rent a replacement assistive device,
if at least one of the following conditions exists:



(1)  The repair period exceeds or is expected to
exceed ten working days, including the day on which the device is tendered for
repair; or



(2)  The repair is of the same nonconformity for which
the assistive device has been tendered for repair on at least two previous
occasions. [L 1997, c 282, pt of §1]