Ohio Admin. Code 3701-45-01 - Ohio hearing aid assistance program definitions
(A)
"Audiologist" means an individual authorized under
section 4753.07 of the Revised Code to
practice audiology.
(B)
"Audiology/Hearing Services" includes evaluations,
hearing aid selection, preparation, dispensing and orientation, fabricating ear
molds; and hearing aid adjustments made within the trial
period.
(C)
"BCMH" means the "children with medical handicaps
program" formerly known as the bureau for children with medical
handicap.
(D)
"Department" means the Ohio department of
health.
(E)
"Director" means the director of health or
designee.
(F)
"Eligible child" means a child from birth up to age
twenty-one with a permanent hearing loss who is a resident of
Ohio.
(G)
"Eligible family" means the family of the eligible
child who meets the income criteria for assistance through the Ohio hearing aid
assistance program.
(H)
"Federal poverty guidelines" means a minimum amount of
income that a family, based on the number of family members, needs for food,
clothing, shelter, and other necessities, as determined annually by the federal
government.
(I)
"Hearing Aid Dealer and Fitter" means an individual
authorized under section
4747.04 of the Revised Code to
practice dealing in or fitting of hearing aids.
(J)
"Income" means a
family's adjusted gross income based upon their most recent federal income tax
return.
(K)
"Program administrator" means an individual or
contractor responsible for managing the planning, implementation, and
evaluation of the Ohio hearing aid assistance program.
(L)
"Program" means
the Ohio hearing aid assistance program, an earmarked program funded by the
Ohio legislature, in Section 285.20 of Amended Substitute HB 59 of the 130th
General Assembly, to assist families with eligible children under twenty-one
years of age with purchasing hearing aids.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: Am. Sub. H.B. 59, 130th GA
Rule Amplifies: Am. Sub. H.B. 59, 130th GA
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.