Indiana Code 16-35-8-9. Hearing aid assistance program; established; criteria

Sec. 9. (a) The hearing aid assistance program is established.

(b) The following eligibility criteria apply for funding through the hearing aid assistance program:

child: means a child who is:
Indiana Code 16-35-8-1
fund: refers to the hearing aid fund established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 16-35-8-2

(1) The hearing aid must be:

(A) prescribed for a child by a physician who is licensed under IC 25-22.5; and

(B) prescribed, fitted, and dispensed for the child by an audiologist who is licensed under IC 25-35.6.

(2) The child has not received funding from the fund for a hearing aid for the applicable ear during the previous three (3) years.

As added by P.L.119-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.109-2012, SEC.13; P.L.149-2017, SEC.6.