✨ Hearing Aid Services Notice
8 JUNE 2011
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 79
(3) An application under subclause (2) must include a priority rating.
(4) The priority rating for an application is to be determined using the hearing prioritisation tool that is available from the Ministry of Health or the services manager.
Defined in this notice: approved assessor, audiology provider, eligible person, hearing aid, services manager
BC8 Notification of outcome of assessment of application
(1) If the services manager is satisfied that all of the requirements in subclause (2) have been met, the services manager must—
(a) approve the application; and
(b) notify, in writing, the audiology provider—
(i) that the application has been approved; and
(ii) of the timeframe within which funding will be available for the application.(2) All of the following requirements must be met:
(a) the person who requires a hearing aid must be eligible for hearing aid funding;
(b) the hearing aid recommended by an approved assessor must be—
(i) on the approved hearing aid list; and
(ii) the most appropriate and cost-effective hearing aid for the eligible person;
(c) the approval, if given, would be consistent with the priority rating for the application, having regard to the priority rating of other applications of this kind.(3) However, if the services manager is not satisfied that the application meets all of the requirements in subclause (2), the services manager must decline the application.
(4) If an application is declined under subclause (3), the services manager must notify, in writing, the audiology provider of the decision and its reasons for the decision.
Defined in this notice: application, approved hearing aid list, approved assessor, audiology provider, eligible person, hearing aid, hearing aid funding, services manager
BC9 Notification that funding is available
The services manager must, as soon as practicable,—
(a) notify the audiology provider when the funding for an application is available; and
(b) seek confirmation from the audiology provider that the application is still accurate and correct.Defined in this notice: application, audiology provider, services manager
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