Current through the 2024 legislative session
Section 35-25-603 - Program eligibility; benefits(a) Subject to available state funding, the department shall provide hearing aids for eligible adults. Eligibility under this section shall be determined by the department or its designee. To be determined eligible to receive hearing aids under this section, a person shall not be eligible to receive hearing aids through private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare or any other available third-party payor. Recipients shall not receive more than one (1) set of hearing aids under this article in any five (5) year period.(b) An adult eligible for services under this article shall receive: (i) Up to one (1) hearing aid per ear at a cost of not more than the rate paid for hearing aids under the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act and including hearing aid insurance for loss or damage;(ii) A hearing aid fitting at a cost of not more than the rate paid under the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act; and(iii) An initial set of ear molds at a cost of not more than the rate paid under the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act.Added by Laws 2024, ch. 94,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.