✨ Audiology Provider Regulations
1846 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 79 8 JUNE 2011
(b) the reasonable conditions that the Ministry of Health requires for granting the authorisation have been met or will be met.
Defined in this notice: audiology provider, authorisation
CA2 Duration of authorisation
An authorisation continues in effect until it is terminated, suspended, or lapses under this subpart.
Defined in this notice: authorisation
CA3 Price monitoring programme
(1) For the avoidance of doubt, this clause—
(a) applies only in respect of each application for which hearing aid funding has been provided following the successful trial of the hearing aid covered by the application; and
(b) does not apply in respect of claims made under the hearing aid subsidy scheme.
(2) The Ministry of Health will measure (on a rolling 6-month basis) the average price of hearing aids for which each audiology provider applies for hearing aid funding.
(3) Every 3 months, the Ministry of Health will assess each audiology provider’s average price against an average price target, which the Ministry of Health will publish from time to time.
(4) If an audiology provider is assessed as being over the average price target, the services manager will write to the audiology provider seeking a written explanation for this.
(5) If the audiology provider’s written explanation is not satisfactory, the services manager will notify, in writing, the audiology provider that, if the audiology provider is not on or below the average price target within the next 3 months, the audiology provider’s authorisation under the hearing aid funding scheme—
(a) will be reviewed; and
(b) may be suspended for a period of up to 6 months.
(6) If the audiology provider is not on or below the average price target within the 6 months immediately after the end of the audiology provider’s suspension (if applicable), the audiology provider’s authorisation under the hearing aid funding scheme—
(a) will be reviewed; and
(b) may be—
(i) suspended for up to 12 months, which starts on the date after the process set out in clause CA5 has been completed; or
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General requirements for audiology providers
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🏥 Health & Social WelfareAudiology providers, Authorization, Conditions, Definitions
🏥 Duration of authorisation for audiology providers
🏥 Health & Social WelfareAudiology providers, Authorization, Termination, Suspension
🏥 Price monitoring programme for audiology providers
🏥 Health & Social WelfareAudiology providers, Hearing aid funding, Price monitoring, Price target, Suspension