85B.12 Hearing aid provided.
A reduction of the compensation payable to an employee for occupational hearing loss shall not be made because the employee’s ability to communicate may be improved by the use of a hearing aid. An employer who is liable for occupational hearing loss of an employee is required to provide the employee with a hearing aid for each affected ear unless it will not materially improve the employee’s ability to communicate.
[C81, §85B.12]
98 Acts, ch 1160, §10
Structure Iowa Code
Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION
Chapter 85B - OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS
Section 85B.2 - Workers’ compensation — employers subject.
Section 85B.3 - Loss in course of employment.
Section 85B.5 - Excessive noise exposure.
Section 85B.6 - Maximum compensation.
Section 85B.7 - Periodic examination.
Section 85B.8 - Date of occurrence.
Section 85B.9 - Measuring hearing loss.
Section 85B.9A - Apportionment of occupational hearing loss.
Section 85B.10 - Employer’s notice of results of test.
Section 85B.11 - Previous hearing loss excluded.
Section 85B.12 - Hearing aid provided.
Section 85B.13 - Payment of compensation discharges employer.
Section 85B.14 - Applicable chapters.
Section 85B.15 - Workers’ compensation commissioner to enforce.