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Check eligibility - EI - hearing loss 0-25 years of age

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Table of Contents

1. Recent updates …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
2. Before you start …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5
3. Check evidence …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6
4. Consider eligibility for hearing loss ……………………………………………………………………….. 7
5. Priority eligibility decision – child younger than 7 ………………………………………………….. 8
6. Next steps …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9

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This article provides guidance for an access delegate and review officer to:

• check for an eligible hearing impairment for a person aged between 0 and 25
• consider NDIS eligibility under early intervention requirements
• make a priority eligibility decision for children younger than 7.

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1 Recent updates

3 October 2024

Article title changed from Check evidence for a decision - Hearing Loss 0-25 years of age to Check eligibility – EI - hearing loss 0-25 years of age.

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2 Before you start

You have

• read and understood Our Guideline - Applying to the NDIS (external) including sections: Do you need early intervention? What about people aged between 0 and 25 with a hearing impairment?
• read article Understand early intervention requirements
• followed guidance in article Make an access decision.

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3 Check evidence

1. From Access Decision case, select Decision tab to view Dashboard.
2. At Key Information, check Age to confirm the person is 25 or younger.
3. Scroll to Disability Evidence.
4. Select View link to open auditory, neuropathy or hearing loss evidence, which must:
   • be from a specialist audiological assessment
   • be a hearing loss at least 25 decibels in either ear at 2 or more adjacent frequencies
   • show the hearing loss is likely to be permanent.
5. Review their hearing loss level with the current eligible standards for early intervention. If required, request further information.

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4 Consider eligibility for hearing loss

A person aged 0 to 25 with an eligible hearing impairment will meet early intervention requirements.

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5 Priority eligibility decision – child younger than 7

If a child younger than 7 is identified by Hearing Australia or an Early Childhood Partner as newly diagnosed with a hearing impairment, a priority eligibility decision must be made within 2 business days once the evidence has been validated.

For more information about action to take in this circumstance refer to article Consider priority eligibility decision.

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6 Next steps

• To determine eligibility, continue to follow guidance in article Make an access decision - pre-legislation changes or article Make an access decision – post-legislation changes. The sub-criterion decisions will be made based on these evidence selections.
• For a person aged 26 or older with hearing loss, they may be eligible under disability or early intervention requirements. For further information read Our Guideline - Applying to the NDIS (external).

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