New Zealand Gazette – 2011 – No. 79

Page 1835

✨ Hearing Aid Services Notice

8 JUNE 2011 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 79 1835

Defined in this notice: approved assessor, audiology provider, eligible person, Guide to Getting Hearing Aids, hearing aid, hearing aid subsidy, required information

BB7 Additional information that must be given to eligible person if requested

An audiology provider must ensure that an eligible person is given a copy of the following information if requested to do so by the eligible person:

(a) the eligible person’s hearing assessment:

(b) the eligible person’s hearing needs assessment.

Defined in this notice: audiology provider, eligible person

BB8 Audiology provider to submit properly completed claim

(1) After an eligible person has chosen and received the hearing aid, the audiology provider must submit to the services manager its properly completed claim for payment of the hearing aid subsidy for that hearing aid purchase.

(2) The services manager will assess the audiology provider’s claim.

(3) The services manager will authorise payment of the hearing aid subsidy if the services manager is satisfied that—

(a) the eligibility criteria in clause BB3 have been met; and

(b) the eligible person has received the hearing aid; and

(4) If the Ministry of Health is satisfied that authorisation under subclause (3) has been given and the audiology provider meets the requirements in Part C, the services manager will pay the hearing aid subsidy to the audiology provider.

Defined in this notice: approved hearing aid list, audiology provider, claim, eligible person, hearing aid, hearing aid subsidy, services manager

Subpart BC—Hearing aid funding scheme: purchase of hearing aids

General provisions

BC1 Hearing aid funding

(1) Hearing aid funding is the fee (excluding GST) set out in the approved hearing aid list that—

(a) corresponds with the particular hearing aid that is provided, in accordance with this notice, to a person who is eligible for hearing aid funding under clause BC2(1); and

(b) if all the applicable provisions of this notice have been complied with, is payable by the services manager directly to the manufacturer of the hearing aid.

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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, Audiology provider, Hearing assessment, Hearing needs assessment, Claim submission, Payment authorisation, Hearing aid funding, Approved hearing aid list, Services manager

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