(1) Application form and hearing loss documentation. To apply for assistance from TAP, the applicant shall submit to the department a completed application form and any of the following:
- (a) A signed certification of hearing loss form.
- (b) An audiogram from a certified audiologist.
(c) Documentation of hearing tests conducted pursuant to ch. HAS 4, by a hearing instrument specialist, within 6 months of the date of the application, and that demonstrate the applicant’s need for hearing instruments.
Note: Instructions on how to apply for the TAP program and all necessary forms can be found online at: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/odhh/TAP/index.htm.
(2) Processing tap applications. The department shall process TAP applications in the following manner:
- (a) The department shall accept an application at any time except as provided in s. DHS 78.06 (3).
- (b) The department shall review applications in the order they are received.
- (d) The department shall send the applicant written notification of the department’s decision on his or her application once all documentation is received.
- (e) If the department denies assistance to the applicant, the applicant has the right to appeal the decision under subch. III, of ch. 227, Stats., by filing a written request with the department, or may reapply if, due to a change in conditions, the applicant meets eligibility requirements under s. DHS 78.05.
- (f) If the department approves issuing a TAP voucher to the applicant, the applicant shall apply the voucher to the purchase of approved telecommunications devices.
- (g) A voucher recipient under s. PSC 160.071 (1m) (b) 1. who is not required to make a copayment under s. PSC 160.071 (1m) (c) is not eligible for a TAP voucher.
History
History: CR 03-001: cr. Register July 2003 No. 571, eff. 8-1-03; corrections in (2) (g) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register February 2017 No. 734; CR 17-006: r. and recr. (1), am. (2) (intro.), (b), r. (2) (c), am. (2) (d) to (f), Register February 2018 No. 746 eff. 3-1-18.