Section 460 IAC 14-17-1 - RequirementsAuthority: IC 12-8-8.5-4; IC 12-9-2-3; IC 12-9-5-1; IC 12-9-5-3
Affected: IC 12-9-5; IC 12-12-1
Sec. 1.
(a) The VR program may provide a hearing aid or assistive listening device to an applicant or eligible individual who requires a hearing aid or assistive listening device to achieve his or her employment outcome and is determined to have: (1) a pure tone average (PTA) loss, measured at 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz, of 40dB or more in the better ear without correction;(2) a PTA loss, measured at 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz, of an equal or greater PTA loss in the other ear without correction; and(3) an unaided speech discrimination score of less than seventy percent (70%), as determined with the use of phonetically balanced word lists administered at 50dB in sound.(b) If the applicant or eligible individual does not qualify for a hearing aid or assistive listening device pursuant to the requirements in subsection (a), the applicant or eligible individual must: (1) meet any two (2) of the three (3) criteria described in subsection (a); and(2) have either: (A) a secondary hearing condition that causes the applicant or eligible individual to have a substantial impediment to employment verified by an otologist or other qualified specialist; or(B) a hearing loss which makes the applicant or eligible individual unable to perform the essential job functions of the planned employment outcome.Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services; 460 IAC 14-17-1; filed 7/13/2015, 4:09 p.m.: 20150812-IR-460140507FRAReadopted filed 8/18/2021, 10:01 a.m.: 20210915-IR-460210198RFA