46:30:11:04Financial contribution.

The department's financial contribution is based on an applicant's household income and is paid directly to the provider according to a fee schedule established by the department. The hearing aid assistance program is the payer of last resort. An applicant must exhaust any private health insurance as well as all other third party resources prior to being eligible for the hearing aid program.

Source: 41 SDR 53, effective October 8, 2014.