Hearing Aids. Any active employee who is insured under any one of the 9 District sponsored medical plans may request reimbursement for the costs of 10 hearing aids. The maximum amount of reimbursement shall not exceed one 11 thousand dollars ($1,000) within any three (3) year period. The cost of 12 hardware, fitting tests, and other tests related to the hearing aids purchased 13 shall be included for reimbursement purposes. 14
Hearing Aids. The Employer will provide a hearing aid plan for employees already receiving the Group Insurance Package and their dependants. The benefit will be three hundred fifty ($350.00) dollars every four (4) years.
Hearing Aids. Coverage will include purchase and repairs (excluding batteries or routine maintenance) up to a maximum of $400 for each person in any five-year period.
Hearing Aids. Payment will be made towards the purchase of a hearing aid when prescribed by a licensed physician or hearing specialist. Eligible charges include the cost of repairs and batteries. Refer to your Summary of Benefits for the amount and frequency of payment. Benefits are not payable for ear examinations or tests.
Hearing Aids. We cover charges for medically necessary services incurred in the purchase of a hearing aid for a Member age 15 or younger. Coverage includes the purchase of one hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every 24 months Such medically necessary services include fittings, examinations, hearing tests, dispensing fees, modifications and repairs, ear molds and headbands for bone-anchored hearing implants. The hearing aid must be recommended or prescribed by a licensed physician or audiologist. The deductible, coinsurance or copayment as applicable to Durable Medical Equipment will apply to the purchase of a hearing aid. The deductible, coinsurance or copayment as applicable to a [physician visit to a non Specialist Doctor] [PCP visit] for treatment of an Illness or Injury will apply to the medically necessary services incurred in the purchase of a hearing aid. Hearing aids are habilitative devices.
Hearing Aids. Hearing aids are electronic amplifying devices designed to bring sound more effectively into the ear. A hearing aid consists of a microphone, amplifier and receiver. Benefits are available for a hearing aid that is required for the correction of a hearing impairment (a reduction in the ability to perceive sound which may range from slight to complete deafness) and purchased as a result of a written recommendation by a Physician. Benefits are provided for the hearing aid and for charges for associated fitting and testing. Benefits under this section do not include bone anchored hearing aids. Bone anchored hearing aids are a Covered Service for which benefits are available under the applicable medical/surgical Covered Services categories in the HPN AOC, only for a Member: who is not a candidate for an air-conduction hearing aid; and which is used according to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved indications. Benefits for bilateral bone anchored hearing aids are available to Members who meet the HPN Managed Care Program criteria.
Hearing Aids. Hearing Aids and the evaluation for the fitting of Hearing Aids are Covered every 36 months per hearing impaired ear. Refer to your Summary of Benefits and Coverage for your Cost Sharing (Deductible, Coinsurance, and/or Copayment) amount. This shall include the fitting and dispensing services, including ear molds as necessary to maintain optimal fit, as provided by an In-network Practitioner/Provider licensed in New Mexico Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) requires Prior Authorization.
Hearing Aids. Coverage for hearing aids is limited to Five Hundred Dollars ($500) per Plan Year. Replacements for hearing aids are allowed once every two years.
Hearing Aids. Hearing Aids required for the correction of a hearing impairment (a reduction in the ability to perceive sound which may range from slight to complete deafness). These are electronic amplifying devices designed to bring sound more effectively into the ear. These consist of a microphone, amplifier and receiver. Benefits are available for a hearing aid that is purchased through a licensed audiologist, hearing aid dispenser, otolaryngologist, or other authorized provider. Benefits are provided for the hearing aid and associated fitting charges and testing. If more than one type of hearing aid can meet your functional needs, Benefits are available only for the hearing aid that meets the minimum specifications for your needs. If you purchase a hearing aid that exceeds these minimum specifications, we will pay only the amount that we would have paid for the hearing aid that meets the minimum specifications, and you will be responsible for paying any difference in cost. Cochlear implants are not Hearing Aids. Benefits do not include bone anchored hearing aids. Bone anchored hearing aids are a Covered Health Care Service for which Benefits are available under the applicable medical/surgical Covered Health Care Services categories in this Policy. They are only available if you have either of the following: • Craniofacial anomalies whose abnormal or absent ear canals prevent the use of a wearable hearing aid. • Hearing loss severe enough that it would not be remedied by a wearable hearing aid.
Hearing Aids. Five hundred dollars ($500.00) per sixty (60) months.
