New Zealand Gazette – 2011 – No. 79

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✨ Hearing Aid Services Notice

1834 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 79 8 JUNE 2011

(d) is not eligible for any kind of assistance for hearing loss from the ACC, the ACC and the Ministry of Health jointly, or from Veterans’ Affairs New Zealand.

(2) The Ministry of Health must, if requested in writing to do so, determine any question or dispute concerning whether a person is eligible for the hearing aid subsidy.

Defined in this notice: ACC, hearing aid funding, hearing aid subsidy

BB4 Requirements to be met for payment of hearing aid subsidy

An audiology provider must ensure that the requirements set out in this notice are met in order to claim the hearing aid subsidy.

Defined in this notice: audiology provider, hearing aid subsidy

BB5 Approved assessor must assess hearing and hearing needs and provide fitting services

(1) An audiology provider must ensure that an approved assessor assesses an eligible person’s hearing and hearing needs in accordance with the NZAS Standards of Practice.

(2) An audiology provider must also ensure that an approved assessor ensures that the hearing aid provided to an eligible person is appropriate for, and is fitted and adjusted to meet, the eligible person’s needs.

Defined in this notice: approved assessor, audiology provider, eligible person, hearing aid, NZAS Standards of Practice

BB6 Eligible person must be given required information

(1) This clause applies after an approved assessor has assessed an eligible person’s hearing needs, but before the eligible person agrees to trial or purchase a hearing aid from the audiology provider.

(2) If this clause applies, the audiology provider must ensure that the eligible person is given the required information listed in subclause (3) for each hearing aid recommended by the approved assessor.

(3) The required information must include—

(a) the retail price of each recommended hearing aid; and

(b) the amount of the hearing aid subsidy (if any) that is available in respect of each hearing aid; and

(c) an itemised list of charges associated with the purchase of each of the recommended hearing aids that the eligible person would be required to pay themselves (for example, any assessment or fitting fees); and

(d) a quote of the total amount that would be payable by the eligible person excluding the amount of the hearing aid subsidy; and

(e) a copy of the Guide to Getting Hearing Aids.

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🏥 Hearing Aid Services Notice 2011 (continued from previous page)

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
KeywordsHearing aid services, Crown funding, Eligibility criteria, Principles, Subsidies, General requirements, Definitions, Amendment or revocation

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