§ 16-35-8-10 — Application for funding; payment from fund

Indiana § 16-35-8-10

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 35: CHILDREN'S HEALTH
• Ch. 8: Hearing Aid Assistance

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(a) The parent or guardian of a child may at
any time apply to the state department for funding through the hearing
aid assistance program.
(b) Upon receipt of an application made under subsection (a), if the
state department determines that the child is eligible under section 9(b)
of this chapter, the state department may, subject to subsection (c), pay
from the fund an amount per hearing aid not to exceed a maximum
amount per hearing aid determined by the state department.
(c) The state department shall issue guidelines establishing a cost
participation standard for the amount of a parent's or guardian's
expected contribution toward the purchase of a hearing aid for which
assistance is granted under this chapter. The state department shall post
the guidelines on the state department's Internet web site.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.119-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.149-2017, SEC.7; P.L.108-2019, SEC.205.