1. The Division shall develop and administer a program whereby any child who is less than 13 years of age whom the Division determines is hard of hearing may apply to obtain a hearing aid at no charge to the child if the child:

(a) Resides in a home in which the household income is at or below 400 percent of the federally designated level signifying poverty; and

(b) Does not have access to affordable insurance coverage for a hearing aid.

2. The Division shall establish by regulation the manner in which a person may apply to receive a hearing aid pursuant to subsection 1 and the manner in which hearing aids may be provided by the program. Applications must be approved to the extent money is available in the order in which the applications are received.

3. The Division may accept gifts, grants and donations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.

4. On or before February 15 of each year, the Division shall:

(a) Prepare a report concerning the program developed pursuant to subsection 1 which must include, without limitation, the number of applications received pursuant to subsection 1 in the previous calendar year, the number of applications that were approved, the number of children who are on the waiting list to receive a hearing aid and any other information deemed appropriate by the Division; and

(b) Submit a copy of the report to the Nevada Commission for Persons Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 3931, effective January 1, 2020)