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2010/424 Accident Compensation (Apportioning Entitlements for Hearing Loss) Regulations 2010 Anand Satyanand, Governor-General Order in Council At Wellington this 22nd day of November 2010 Present: His Excellency the Governor-General in Council Pursuant to section 324 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, given on the recommendation of the Minister, makes the following regulations.
Contents Title Commencement Purpose Interpretation Assessment Devices not chosen Devices Fittings Service Page 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 Accident Compensation (Apportioning Entitlements for Hearing Loss) Regulations 2010 2010/424 Repairs GST excluded Consequential amendments Schedule Tables of percentage hearing loss and costs 5 5 5 6 Regulations Title These regulations are the Accident Compensation (Apportion- ing Entitlements for Hearing Loss) Regulations 2010.
Commencement These regulations come into force on 1 January 2011.

Purpose These regulations prescribe the costs that the Corporation is liable to pay for entitlements for covered hearing loss.

Interpretation In these regulations,— covered hearing loss means hearing loss covered as a personal injury devices means— (a) (b) hearing aids: accessories for hearing aids, including, but not limited to, remote controls: consumables, excluding batteries, for the items in para- graphs (a) and (b).
(c) Assessment This regulation applies when an audiologist— (a) completes a full audiological assessment using pure tone audiogram and speech audiometry; and provides a report to the Corporation.

(b) The cost that the Corporation is liable to pay is $155.00.
The cost is payable for— r 1 10 11 12 (1) (2) (3) 2 2010/424 Accident Compensation (Apportioning Entitlements for Hearing Loss) Regulations 2010 r 7 (a) (b) the first assessment and report; and subsequent assessments and reports if they occur at intervals of at least 6 years.
6 (1) (2) (3) 7 (1) Devices not chosen This regulation applies when— (a) an audiologist does an assessment and report under regulation 5; and the claimant has covered hearing loss; and the claimant has the Corporation’s prior approval to the application of this regulation; and an audiologist fits devices for 1 ear or both ears for a trial period of at least 2 weeks; and an audiologist provides follow-up services and incurs expenses for handling and management; and at the end of the trial period, the claimant chooses not to receive devices.
The cost that the Corporation is liable to pay is $120.00.

The cost is payable at intervals of at least 6 years.
Devices This regulation applies when— (a) an audiologist does an assessment and report under regulation 5; and the claimant has covered hearing loss; and the claimant has the Corporation’s prior approval to the application of this regulation; and an audiologist fits devices for 1 ear or both ears for a trial period of at least 2 weeks; and an audiologist provides follow-up services and incurs expenses for handling and management; and at the end of the trial period, the claimant chooses to receive devices.
(b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (2) (3) The maximum cost that the Corporation is liable to pay for devices for each ear with covered hearing loss is prescribed in table 1 in the Schedule.

The cost to which the claimant is entitled is payable— (a) when the devices are first fitted; and 3 Accident Compensation (Apportioning Entitlements for Hearing Loss) Regulations 2010 2010/424 (b) at intervals of at least 6 years subsequently.
Fittings This regulation applies when— (a) an audiologist does an assessment and report under regulation 5; and the claimant has covered hearing loss; and the claimant has the Corporation’s prior approval to the application of this regulation; and an audiologist fits devices for 1 ear or both ears for a trial period of at least 2 weeks; and an audiologist provides follow-up services and incurs expenses for handling and management; and at the end of the trial period, the claimant chooses to receive devices.
(b) (c) (d) (e) (f) The cost that the Corporation is liable to pay for a fitting for both ears is prescribed in table 2 in the Schedule.

The cost that the Corporation is liable to pay for a fitting for 1 ear is prescribed in table 3 in the Schedule.

The costs described in subclauses (2) and (3) are payable— (a) (b) when the fitting first occurs; and at intervals of at least 6 years subsequently.

(5) Within 1 year of a fitting under subclause (3), the claimant is entitled to 1 fitting for the other ear.
The cost that the Corporation is liable to pay for the fitting described in subclause (5) is $300.00.
Service This regulation applies when— (a) an audiologist does an assessment and report under regulation 5; and the claimant has covered hearing loss; and an audiologist fits devices for 1 ear or both ears for a trial period of at least 2 weeks; and at the end of the trial period, the claimant chooses to receive devices; and one of the devices requires a service that is carried out at an audiologist’s office.
(b) (c) (d) (e) r 8 8 (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) 9 (1) 4 2010/424 Accident Compensation (Apportioning Entitlements for Hearing Loss) Regulations 2010 r 12 (2) (3) 10 (1) (2) (3) 11 12 (1) (2) The maximum cost that the Corporation is liable to pay for 1 service is $50.00.

The cost to which the claimant is entitled is payable for a maxi- mum of 2 services per year.
Repairs This regulation applies when— (a) an audiologist does an assessment and report under regulation 5; and the claimant has covered hearing loss; and an audiologist fits devices for 1 ear or both ears for a trial period of at least 2 weeks; and at the end of the trial period, the claimant chooses to receive devices; and one of the devices requires a repair that cannot be car- ried out at an audiologist’s office.
(b) (c) (d) (e) The maximum cost that the Corporation is liable to pay for 1 repair is $200.00.

The cost to which the claimant is entitled is payable for a maxi- mum of 1 repair every 2 years from the end of the warranty period on the device.

GST excluded All costs referred to in these regulations are exclusive of goods and services tax.
Consequential amendments This regulation amends the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to Cost of Treatment) Regulations 2003.

The Schedule is amended by revoking the heading “Audiol- ogists’ costs” and the 4 items relating to audiologists’ costs following the heading.
5 Schedule Accident Compensation (Apportioning Entitlements for Hearing Loss) Regulations 2010 Schedule Tables of percentage hearing loss and costs Table 1 Maximum devices costs Covered hearing loss as percentage of total hearing loss 0.1 – 9.9 10.0 – 19.9 20.0 – 29.9 30.0 – 39.9 40.0 – 49.9 50.0 – 59.9 60.0 – 69.9 70.0 – 79.9 80.0 – 89.9 90.0 – 100 Table 2 Fitting costs for both ears Covered hearing loss as percentage of total hearing loss 0.1 – 9.9 10.0 – 19.9 20.0 – 29.9 30.0 – 39.9 40.0 – 49.9 50.0 – 59.9 60.0 – 69.9 70.0 – 79.9 80.0 – 89.9 90.0 – 100 6 2010/424 rr 7, 8 Cost ($) 150.00 300.00 450.00 600.00 750.00 900.00 1,050.00 1,200.00 1,350.00 1,500.00 Cost ($) 120.00 240.00 360.00 480.00 600.00 720.00 840.00 960.00 1,080.00 1,200.00 2010/424 Accident Compensation (Apportioning Entitlements for Hearing Loss) Regulations 2010 Schedule Table 3 Fitting costs for 1 ear Covered hearing loss as percentage of total hearing loss 0.1– 9.9 10.0 – 19.9 20.0 – 29.9 30.0 – 39.9 40.0 – 49.9 50.0 – 59.9 60.0 – 69.9 70.0 – 79.9 80.0 – 89.9 90.0 – 100 Cost ($) 90.00 180.00 270.00 360.00 450.00 540.00 630.00 720.00 810.00 900.00 Rebecca Kitteridge, Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations prescribe the costs that the Accident Compensation Corporation is liable to pay for covered hearing loss.

The regulations come into force on 1 January 2011.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 25 November 2010.

These regulations are administered by the Department of Labour.
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