Revision of rate and guideline for reimbursement of expenses on purchase of Hearing AIDS Dated 28th Oct, 2002

F.No. S.14025/10/2002/MS
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(Department of Health)
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Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 28th Oct, 2002

OFFICE MEMORANDUM


Subject:    Revision in the schedule of charges for reimbursement of expenses on purchase/replacemerWrepair/adjustment of Hearing Aid under CS(MA) Rules, 1944 Clarification regarding,

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     In continuation of this Ministry's O.M. Nos. S. 14025/36/93-MS dated 26 3.94 and 17.8.1999 on the subject mentioned above the undersigned is directed to say that the rates and procedure in this behalf as prevailing in CGHS will be applicable to Central Government servants covered under CS(MA) Rules, 1944 also.


2.   The special circumstances under which the digital hearing aid may be reimbursed upto a limit of Rupees Sixty Thousand should include:-


(a).   Moderate to Severe Sensory Neural Hearing Loss with Aided Speech Discrimination Score which cannot be improved to 70% by use of Analog Hearing Aid.

(b)   Sharply sloping audiogram seen on Pure Tone Audiometry, inverted V audiogram or U shaped audiograrn involving 2000 Hz.


3.   This should be done on the recommendation of 3 ENT Surgeons of 3 different Government Hospitals who have facilities to audiometric assessment and have all performed their independent audiological assessment.


(D. R. SHARMA)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India.

To:
1 All Ministries / Deptts of GOI
2. All Administrative Sections of Ministry of HFW/ Dte. GHS
3. CGHS (P) Section
4. Dte.GHS (MGII)
5. The Manager, Editorial Department, Swarny Publishers (P) Ltd.. Chennai 600028
6. Guard File

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