Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01057:reg:41
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01057
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 41
Character Range: 33806–35520

41  Schedule of service items and fees
 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the following hearing services may be available to a voucher‑holder:
 (a) services necessary to assess and measure the nature and extent of the voucher‑holder's hearing loss;
 (b) advice and assistance to the extent necessary to achieve a rehabilitation outcome by the voucher‑holder that is clinically reasonable;
 (c) provision and fitting of an approved hearing device that is suitable to the voucher‑holder's hearing loss and individual circumstances;
 (d) replacement of a hearing device that has been lost or damaged beyond repair;
 (e) appropriate follow‑up care in accordance with professional standards, including the provision of follow‑up support free of charge for a period of 12 months following the fitting of a hearing device;
 (f) necessary repairs and hearing device maintenance.
 (2) The Minister may approve a schedule of service items and fees specifying:
 (a) hearing services of the type listed in subsection (1) that will be available to voucher‑holders under section 42; and
 (b) program standards and conditions that must be met in order for a voucher‑holder to receive a particular hearing service; and
 (c) conditions that must be met in order for a contracted service provider to claim a payment in relation to a particular hearing service from the Commonwealth; and
 (d) the fees payable to contracted service providers by the Commonwealth in relation to the provision of a particular hearing service to a voucher‑holder; and
 (e) any voucher‑holder co‑payment associated with a particular hearing service; and
 (f) information about indexation rules of fees and charges; and
 (g) any other relevant information.