Item

Instructions

Current Fee

1

Hearing Aid
Surcharge

Add fee to unit price of each hearing aid, FM transmitter or
FM receiver to determine retail selling price.

$283

2

Battery
Surcharge

Add fee to unit price of each battery to determine retail selling price.
(The Goods and Services Tax may apply, subject to Chapter Four
of the Hearing Services Policy and Procedure Manual.)

$1

3

Accessory
Surcharge

Unit price under $10: double the unit price of accessory items listed
as under $10 to determine retail selling price.

100% markup

Unit price $10 or over: add fee to the unit price of accessory items
listed as $10 or over to determine the retail selling price.

$10

4

Acoustic
Coupler
Surcharge

Add fee to the invoice price (marked on the order form by the
manufacturer) of each acoustic coupler, hearing protector or
swimmold produced by an outside lab.

$10

5

Swimmold
Charge
(on-site fabrication)

Collect fee for each swimmold fabricated in the clinic.

$15

6

Lost Loaner
Charge

Collect fee from client or third-party agency when a clinic
loaner hearing aid has been lost while on loan.

$20

7

Overdue
Loaner Daily
Charge

Collect fee for each day a loaner hearing aid is kept out on
loan by a client, past the date of expected return.

$2

8

Hearing Aid
Repair
Charges -
Base Charge

Child's hearing aid (under four years old)

$30

Adult's hearing aid (under four years old)

$45

•  Hearing aid aged four years and older

•  Hearing aid, FM transmitter or FM receiver covered
   by public agencies other than Workers' Compensation Board

•  Any abused hearing aid

$75

9

Hearing Aid
Repair Charge -
Base Plus
Charge

The base plus charge applies where a hearing aid cannot
be repaired by the clinic and must be sent to the manufacturer
for repair and the repair charge is $125 or more.

$140

10

Inclusion
Fee for Non-
Government
Hearing Aid

Collect fee for inclusion (for service) into the program of
any hearing aid, FM transmitter or FM receiver which was
purchased outside of the program.

$100

11

Reissue Fee
for Auditory Training
Equipment

Collect fee for each auditory training equipment device
which was previously purchased by the Ministry of
Education, Skills and Training and is being reissued
to a child for a new fitting.

$50