Audiology Provider Regulations




8 JUNE 2011
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 79

(ii) terminated under this notice.

Defined in this notice: application, audiology provider, authorisation, hearing aid funding, services manager

CA4 Variation, suspension, or termination of authorisation

Subject to clause CA5, the Ministry of Health may vary, suspend, or terminate the authorisation of an audiology provider if the audiology provider, or anyone who works for the audiology provider, has not complied with the audiology provider’s authorisation or this notice.

Defined in this notice: audiology provider, authorisation

CA5 Process for varying, suspending, or terminating authorisation

(1) Before the Ministry of Health may vary, suspend, or terminate an authorisation of an audiology provider under clause CA3(6) or CA4, the Ministry of Health must—

(a) notify, in writing, the audiology provider of its intention to vary, suspend, or terminate the authorisation; and

(b) provide written reasons for varying, suspending, or terminating the authorisation.

(2) The audiology provider has 20 working days from receipt of the written notification to—

(a) comply with the authorisation or this notice (as applicable); or

(b) satisfy the Ministry of Health that the authorisation or this notice (as applicable) will be complied with.

(3) If, at the end of the 20 working day period, the Ministry of Health is not satisfied with the written response from the audiology provider, it may give final notice of 5 working days that it will vary, suspend, or terminate the authorisation.

Defined in this notice: audiology provider, authorisation, working day

CA6 Withdrawal from providing hearing aid services

(1) An audiology provider may, at any time, withdraw from providing hearing aid services under this notice by giving the Ministry of Health not less than 4 weeks’ written notification.

(2) Notification under subclause (1) terminates the audiology provider’s authorisation.

Defined in this notice: audiology provider, authorisation, hearing aid services

CA7 Lapse of authorisation

An authorisation of an audiology provider lapses and ceases to have effect if—

(a) the audiology provider has not made a claim under this notice for a period of 12 months; or



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Price monitoring programme for audiology providers (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Audiology providers, Hearing aid funding, Price monitoring, Price target, Suspension

🏥 Variation, suspension, or termination of audiology provider authorisation

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Audiology providers, Authorisation, Compliance, Suspension, Termination

🏥 Process for varying, suspending, or terminating audiology provider authorisation

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Audiology providers, Authorisation, Notification, Compliance, Termination

🏥 Withdrawal from providing hearing aid services

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Audiology providers, Withdrawal, Notification, Termination

🏥 Lapse of audiology provider authorisation

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Audiology providers, Authorisation, Lapse, Claims