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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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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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](https://www.ndis.gov.au/about-us/our-guidelines/applying-to-the-ndis) * followed guidance in article Make an access decision.
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Check evidence
- From Access Decision case, select Decision tab to view Dashboard.
- At Key Information, check Age to confirm the person is 25 or younger.
- Scroll to Disability Evidence.
- 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.
- Review their hearing loss level with the current eligible standards for early intervention. If required, request further information.
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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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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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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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