19. The Commission assumes the cost of a continuous wear hearing aid or a hearing device the amount of which exceeds $700 only if the Commission gave prior authorization for the purchase of it.
The Commission authorizes the purchase of such a hearing device if it has been demonstrated to the Commission that the worker’s condition prevents the worker from operating or having another type of hearing device adequately adjusted.
To meet that condition, the worker must provide an attestation from a health professional holding a specialist’s certificate relevant to the worker’s condition.
The Commission assumes an amount up to $1,800 per year for each ear, but no other amount for products and services relating to a continuous wear hearing aid.
The Commission assumes an amount up to the manufacturer’s cost for a hearing device other than a continuous wear hearing aid referred to in the first paragraph, according to the frequency determined in subdivision 2 of this Division.
703-2022O.C. 703-2022, s. 19.