Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00681:reg:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00681
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6
Character Range: 17189–21896

6      An eligible person who:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Services that are necessary to assess and measure the nature and extent of any hearing loss in the person.
         (1) is eligible for specialist hearing services; or                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Provision of any hearing device (other than a cochlear implant or a cochlear implant speech processor unit) that is:
         (2) resides in, and receives his or her hearing services in, a place geographically within Modified Monash Model area 6 or Modified Monash Model area 7.                                                                                                           (a) clinically appropriate to the hearing loss, the person's capacity to benefit from the device and his or her life circumstances; and
       Note: In 2019, maps of current Modified Monash Model areas could be viewed at http://www.doctorconnect.gov.au.                                                                                                                                                       (b) approved by the Authority.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          3. Replacement of a hearing device (other than a cochlear implant or a cochlear implant speech processor unit):
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (a) that has been:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (i) destroyed; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (ii) lost, and unlikely to be found; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (iii) damaged, and cannot be reasonably repaired; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (b) if authorised by the Authority in accordance with regulation 4A of the Australian Hearing Services Regulations 1992.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4. Services necessary to fit, and monitor the suitability of, a selected hearing device and to achieve the maximum functionality of the device.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          5. Ongoing advice and assistance about rehabilitation to the extent necessary to enable the person to achieve a rehabilitation outcome commensurate with his or her needs.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6. Provision of necessary repairs, adjustment and maintenance of a hearing device, including the reasonable provision of replacement batteries.