Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) The Division
shall distribute equipment sets to eligible recipients within the limits of
available funding.
(b) To be
eligible for equipment from the TEDP, an individual must meet the following
criteria:
(1) be a resident of North Carolina
as defined in Rule.0209 of this Section; an individual can document residency
by submitting a copy of one of the following items that shows the individual's
name and address:
(A) A document issued by an
agency of the United States;
(B) A
document issued by another state;
(C) A document issued by the State of North
Carolina, or a political subdivision of the State;
(D) A preprinted bank or other corporate
statement;
(E) A preprinted
business letterhead; or
(F) Any
other document that the Division determines provides equivalent
reliability;
(2) be
certified as deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, or speech-impaired. An
individual must submit a Disability Determination form certified by one of the
following:
(A) a licensed hearing-aid dealer
and fitter as defined in G.S. 93D;
(B) a licensed audiologist or individual who
is exempt from the licensure requirements in
G.S.
90-294;
(C) a licensed physician as defined in G.S.
90, Article 1;
(D) a licensed
speech and language pathologist;
(E) a state certified individual licensed as
teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing by the North Carolina Department of
Public Instruction; or
(F) an
employee of the Department of Health and Human Services that the Division
assigns to certify disability for purposes of the Program;
(3) not have another person with a similar
disability from the same household receive similar equipment from TEDP. Those
applying for hearing aids are exempt from this requirement; and
(4) be in a family whose income, based on
family size, is at or below 250 percent of the Poverty Guidelines in effect on
the date of application. The Poverty Guidelines are published annually by the
United States Department of Health and Human Services and are hereby
incorporated by reference including subsequent amendments and editions. Copies
can be obtained from
http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/09poverty.shtml
at no cost.
(c) An
applicant who does not qualify under Rule.0210(b) of this Section may show
proof of income by submitting a copy of any of the following for each source of
income within the household:
(1) the most
recent document such as Form W-2, Form 1099, or pay stub prepared by an
employer, bank or other entity responsible for reporting wages or
earnings;
(2) a letter from an
employer on business letterhead stating gross income;
(3) the most recent state or federal income
tax return;
(4) a document issued
by an agency of the United States, the State of North Carolina, or other state;
or
(5) any other document that the
Division determines provides equivalent reliability.
(d) There is no age limit to be eligible for
equipment. An individual may apply for himself/herself or for a child or
dependent adult who lives in the same household.
Authority
G.S.
62-157;
143B-216.33;
143B-216.34;
Eff.
December 1, 1988;
Amended Eff. December 1, 2009; May 1, 2008; May
1, 2007; April 1, 1990;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. May 20,
2017.
