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WorkSafeBC’s Hearing Aid Program provides hearing aids to workers with significant work-related hearing loss. WorkSafeBC has contracted a number of hearing aid providers both inside and outside B.C. to supply hearing aids and related hearing services to workers with established claims for occupational noise-induced or traumatic hearing loss.
Hearing aid providers
In British Columbia
WorkSafeBC has a network of qualified hearing aid providers who’ve signed a Hearing Aid Provider Agreement. Service providers not contracted to provide hearing aids and related services may not invoice WorkSafeBC. For questions regarding the contract process, please email purchase@worksafebc.com.
Outside the province
WorkSafeBC has a network of qualified hearing aid providers who’ve signed a Hearing Aid Provider Agreement for outside the province. Service providers not contracted to provide hearing aids and related services may not invoice WorkSafeBC. For questions regarding the contract process, please email purchase@worksafebc.com.
Medical aid services
WorkSafeBC pays for medical aid according to an established fee schedule. We provide:
- Hearing aids
- Batteries
- Hearing aid repairs
- Certain over-the-counter items (e.g. dry aid kits)
We do not provide:
- Television and radio amplification devices
- Closed-caption decoders
- Battery chargers
- Battery testers
- Telephones
- Hearing aid remote controls, remote control programmers or hearing aid programmers
Determining eligibility for medical aid services
To determine if an injured worker is entitled to medical aid, or determine past services rendered, call 604-276-3134 . Provide the worker’s name and WorkSafeBC claim number. If the claim number is unavailable, provide the worker’s date of birth and mailing address. Remember: An individual is assigned a claim number when a claim is initiated; the number does not in itself mean the claim is accepted.
Bulletins
- March 22, 2013 (PDF 93kb)
- February 5, 2013 (PDF 95kb)
- February 5, 2013 (PDF 95kb)
- January 3, 2013 (PDF 76kb)
- November 15, 2012 (PDF 73kb)
- October 17, 2012 (PDF 65kb)
- September 14, 2012 (PDF 65kb)
- September 4, 2012 — Out-of-province providers (PDF 81kb)
- September 4, 2012 — Implementation of new contract (PDF 83kb)
- April 30, 2012 (PDF 185kb)
- January 12, 2012 (PDF 76kb)
- September 16, 2011 (PDF 39kb)
For more information
Contact Health Care Services at 604 232-7787 or toll free at 1 866 244-6404.
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