89 Ill. Adm. Code 5900.590.95
Hearing Aids Evaluation
TITLE 89: SOCIAL SERVICES
CHAPTER IV: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER b: VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
PART 590 SERVICES
SECTION 590.95 HEARING AIDS EVALUATION
Section 590.95 Hearing Aids
Evaluation
a) DHS-DRS
will purchase a hearing aid evaluation for a customer who has a significant
hearing loss, as documented by an audiometric test (89 Ill. Adm. Code 590.90).
b) A
hearing aid evaluation shall consist of:
1) selection
of an appropriate hearing aid, based upon the outcome of the audiometric test
(89 Ill. Adm. Code 590.90);
2) fitting
of the hearing aids and earmold impression, when appropriate;
3) adaptation
and services of the hearing aids;
4) testing
of the hearing aids by means of an audiometer calibrated to American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) standards (77 Ill. Adm. Code 682.105(a)(1)); and
5) other
testing allowed pursuant to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 682 and the Hearing Instrument
Consumer Protection Act (225 ILCS 50).