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(b) provide written reasons for varying, suspending, or terminating the assessor’s approval.
(2) The assessor has 20 working days from receipt of the written notification to—
(a) comply with the assessor’s approval or this notice (as applicable); or
(b) satisfy the Ministry of Health that the assessor’s approval 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 assessor, it may give final notice of 5 working days that it will vary, suspend, or terminate the assessor’s approval.
Defined in this notice: working day
CA12 Consequences of variation, suspension, termination, or lapse of assessor’s approval
(1) The variation, suspension, termination, or lapse (as applicable) of an assessor’s approval under this subpart does not affect the rights of the Ministry of Health in relation to the assessor’s approval or this notice.
(2) A person whose approval to provide hearing aid services under this notice has been suspended, terminated, or has lapsed (as applicable) may not provide hearing aid services under this notice.
Defined in this notice: hearing aid services
Subpart CB—Hearing aid services
Standards
CB1 Service standards
An audiology provider must ensure that it provides hearing aid services—
(a) in a prompt, efficient, professional, and ethical manner; and
(b) in a manner that is consistent with any health strategy, disability strategy, and any strategy for the development and use of nationally consistent standards, quality assurance programmes, and performance monitoring, issued by the Minister under section 8 or 9 of the Act; and
(c) in accordance with—
(i) all relevant law; and
(ii) the Ministry’s approved standards (if any); and
(iii) the NZAS Standards of Practice; and
(iv) the UNHSEIP Protocols (if, and to the extent that, they are applicable); and
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