Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 471 - NEBRASKA MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SERVICES
Chapter 8 - HEARING AIDS
Section 471-8-003 - PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS

Universal Citation: 471 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 8 ยง 003

Current through September 17, 2024

003.01 GENERAL PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS. Providers of hearing aids must comply with all applicable provider participation requirements codified in 471 Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) 2 and 3. In the event that provider participation requirements in 471 NAC 2 or 3 conflict with requirements outlined in this chapter, the individual provider participation requirements in this chapter will govern.

003.02 STANDARDS OF PARTICIPATION. To participate in Medicaid, hearing aid dispensers must complete and sign Form MC-19, Service Provider Agreement, and submit the completed form to the Department for approval. Hearing aid dispensers must be licensed by the Department as a:

(1) Hearing instrument specialist and audiologist;

(2) Audiologist; or

(3) Hearing instrument specialist.
003.02(A) OUT OF STATE PROVIDERS. If the services are provided outside Nebraska, the dispenser must be:
(i) Licensed by the appropriate agency of the state in which they practice; and

(ii) Enrolled with Medicaid as a hearing aid service provider.

003.02(B) HEARING AID BATTERIES. Pharmacies and durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) providers may dispense hearing aid batteries if enrolled as a Medicaid provider.

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