41Schedule of service items and fees

41 Schedule of service items and fees

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the following hearing services may be available to a voucher‑holder: (a) services necessary to assess and measure the nature and extent of the voucher‑holder’s hearing loss; (b) advice and assistance to the extent necessary to achieve a rehabilitation outcome by the voucher‑holder that is clinically reasonable; (c) provision and fitting of an approved hearing device that is suitable to the voucher‑holder’s hearing loss and individual circumstances; (d) replacement of a hearing device that has been lost or damaged beyond repair; (e) appropriate follow‑up care in accordance with professional standards, including the provision of follow‑up support free of charge for a period of 12 months following the fitting of a hearing device; (f) necessary repairs and hearing device maintenance. (2) The Minister may approve a schedule of service items and fees specifying: (a) hearing services of the type listed in subsection (1) that will be available to voucher‑holders under section 42; and (b) program standards and conditions that must be met in order for a voucher‑holder to receive a particular hearing service; and (c) conditions that must be met in order for a contracted service provider to claim a payment in relation to a particular hearing service from the Commonwealth; and (d) the fees payable to contracted service providers by the Commonwealth in relation to the provision of a particular hearing service to a voucher‑holder; and (e) any voucher‑holder co‑payment associated with a particular hearing service; and (f) information about indexation rules of fees and charges; and (g) any other relevant information.