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(1) if the recipient has waived the hearing evaluation under AS 08.55.060(c); or

(2) for a hearing test or diagnostic procedure designed to determine the cause of a hearing impairment. (Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 115.530. Hearing services and items. (a) The department will pay a hearing services provider for providing a hearing service or hearing item, if that hearing service or hearing item is

(1) prescribed by an audiologist, otologist, otolaryngologist, or a physician, except as provided in 7 AAC 115.520(a)(2); and

(2) identified by the prescriber in (1) of this subsection as

(A) medically necessary to alleviate a disability caused by a hearing impairment; and

(B) the least costly alternative that fits the recipient’s medical need. (b) The department will pay for a hearing service or hearing item subject to the following conditions and limits:

(1) a hearing services provider must include a manufacturer’s warranty of no less than one year from the original purchase date of all hearing items;

(2) the department will pay for no more than one hearing aid, per ear, per recipient, per three calendar years; the department will not pay for the following hearing aid supplies included with a hearing aid purchased under this paragraph:

(A) a single cord;

(B) a Y-cord;

(C) a harness;

(D) a new receiver;