460 IAC 14-17-3 - Hearing aid and assistive listening devices limitations
Authority: IC 12-8-8.5-4; IC 12-9-2-3; IC 12-9-5-1; IC 12-9-5-3
Affected: IC 12-9-5; IC 12-12-1
Sec. 3.
(a) The
eligible individual is responsible for the costs of routine maintenance or
repairs for any hearing aid or assistive listening devices.
(b) The VR program shall not pay for an
eligible individual's duplicate, backup hearing aid or assistive listening
device.
(c) The VR program shall
not pay for the replacement of any hearing aid or assistive listening device
that is stolen, lost, or damaged due to abuse or negligence of the eligible
individual.
(d) The VR program may
pay for replacing an existing hearing aid or assistive listening device when:
(1) the eligible individual has experienced a
difference of 10dB or greater in pure tone average per ear since the date on
which the VR program purchased the last hearing aid; or
(2) the eligible individual's employment
involves new, additional, or different job functions that require a different
hearing aid or assistive listening device.
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