Section 460IAC14-17-2. Hearing aids and assistive listening devices

   (a) The VR program may assist an eligible individual with the purchase of:

(1) one (1) hearing aid; or

(2) two (2) hearing aids, if required bilaterally;

including a two (2) year repair warranty and a one (1) year, one-time only replacement warranty for a lost or destroyed hearing aid. The eligible individual must pay the required deductible to the manufacturer together with any additional dispensing fees.

  (b) The VR program may assist an eligible individual with the purchase of assistive listening devices, such as:

(1) FM systems;

(2) BiCROS (Bilateral Contralateral Routing of Signals);

(3) CROS (Contralateral Routing of Signals);

(4) wireless devices, components, and accessories;

(5) any surgically implanted hearing device; or

(6) other assistive listening devices, with prior approval of the director of BRS or the director's designee.

  (c) The VR program may pay for a case, one (1) pack of batteries per hearing aid, cleaning tools, dry aid kit for hearing aids, and batteries for assistive listening devices. (Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services; 460 IAC 14-17-2; filed Jul 13, 2015, 4:09 p.m.: 20150812-IR-460140507FRA)