A-29, r. 3 - Regulation respecting insured visual aids and related services

Section 44 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

44. The repair cost of a visual aid, its component or its supplement that is reimbursed by the Board after the warranty period shall be established by totalling the following amounts:

(1)  the cost price of the materials;

(2)  the price of labour according to the hourly rates set in the Tariff;

(3)  the cost of shipment between the institution loaning the visual aid and the institution repairing it, where the repair is made by a recognized institution other than the institution loaning the visual aid or, where the visual aid is repaired by a supplier, the cost of shipping the visual aid between the supplier’s establishment where the visual aid is available and the loaning institution or the address of the insured person, according to the loaning institution’s instructions; and

(4)  taxes, customs fees, customs clearance fees and the currency exchange rate applicable at the time of billing by a foreign supplier.

The Board shall reimburse the cost of necessary repairs if they are carried out, as soon as the recognized institution recovers the visual aid, its component or its supplement, where applicable.

O.C. 1403-96, s. 44; O.C. 470-2011, s. 19.