Eligibility & Application

As and Applicant you must:

• Have resided in Southern Alberta (Red Deer and South) for at least one year
• Not have received a grant from the Campbell McLaurin Foundation within the past five years (see exceptions under Award section)
• Fit within the income guidelines as outlined below
• Not have accessible (non-registered) savings greater than $25,000.00
• Apply for funding first from Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL)
• Complete and sign the application form, and provide copies of all required Supporting Documents. Please use the check list at the end of the application form to ensure you have all of the required documents, prior to submitting your application.

Income Guidelines

• • You are currently eligible for Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) Cost-Share-Exempt (CSE) funding; you are not eligible for any CMF financial assistance
• You are not AADL CSE eligible and your taxable income does not exceed the following, you may be eligible for full financial assistance:
  • $31,455.00 for a single person
  • $49,860.00 for a family with no children
  • $58,875.00 for a family with children; or
• You are not AADL CSE eligible and your taxable income does not exceed the amounts listed below; you may be eligible for full financial assistance:
  • $41,940.00 for a single person
  • $49,860.01 – $66,480.00 for a family with no children
  • $78,500.00 for a family with children; or
• Partial financial assistance is no longer available.
• If your taxable income exceeds the above amounts, you are not eligible for financial assistance from The Campbell McLaurin Foundation.
• Financial Assistance is offered for entry-level, or higher-level, hearing aids that do not cost more than $1,200 each, including all sources of funding (for example: AADL, insurance & CMF combined).
• Your Hearing Aid/Assistive Devices Supplier may be able to assist you in the completion of applications to both CMF and AADL.
• If you have any questions, or require assistance, please contact us.

Documentation Requirements

• Option A. If you are eligible for cost-share-exemption funding from Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL), but not currently, you are asked to submit the following: 

1. 1. CMF Application Form, completed and signed: Applicant Information; Nature of Request; Declaration; Checklist;
   2. Documentation showing your AADL funding eligibility and anniversary date;
   3. Copy of a recent hearing assessment/audiogram, according to CMF Standards of Audiology Testing as outlined below;
   4. Quotation for equipment/hearing aids/hearing assistive devices including manufacturer, model and cost. 

• Option B. If you are not eligible for cost-share-exemption funding from Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL), you are asked to submit the following:
  1. CMF Application Form, completed and signed: Applicant Information; Nature of Request; Declaration; Checklist;
  2. Documentation showing your AADL funding eligibility if you are cost-share;
  3. Last year’s Notice of Assessment (NOA) from Revenue Canada showing line 260000 (Taxable Income) for you and your spouse;
  4. Copy of a recent hearing assessment/audiogram, according to CMF Standards of Audiology Testing as outlined below;
  5. Quotation, from your supplier, for equipment/hearing aids/hearing assistive devices including manufacturer, model and cost.

CMF Standards for Audiology Testing

• Documented history and clinical examination.
• Pure-tone audiometry with both air conduction and bone conduction thresholds. Masking should be done if appropriate.
• Speech testing including WRS (word recognition score) and SRT (speech reception threshold) for all applicants, including English first-language and English not first-language applicants.
• Tympanometry.
• Acoustic reflexes at Audiologist’s or Hearing Aid Practitioner’s discretion.

Funding for hearing aids is conditional on medical clearance being obtained before submitting CMF application for the following clinical or audiologist concerns, also known as ‘red flags’ which are unexplained or not previously investigated:

• History of sudden, rapidly progressive or fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss.
• Unilateral or asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss equal to or greater than, 30 dB at any one frequency, equal to or greater than 15 dB in two frequencies, or equal to or greater than 10 dB in three frequencies.
• Difference in inter-aural word recognition scores of 40 percent, using a 25-word list and given a symmetric hearing loss.
• Air none gap equal to or greater than 15 dB at 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz,
• External ear abnormalities, including impacted cerumen, discharge, foreign body or bleeding.
• Unilateral or pulsatile tinnitus.
• Acute or recurrent vertigo, or increasing imbalance.
• Pain or discomfort in ear.
• Facial nerve paralysis.

Medical Clearance must be submitted on the medical clinic letterhead or prescription pad with the doctor’s name, license number and office stamp clearly visible as well as the doctor’s signature.

Awards

• The maximum award from CMF for eligible applicants is $1,200.00 per hearing aid, for those with no AADL Cost-Share-Exemption funding who qualify within CMF funding guidelines.
• The maximum CMF award for Alerting/Assistive Equipment is $1,000.00.
• Applicants are eligible for funding through CMF every 5 years unless there are exceptional circumstances. Supporting documentation must be provided. Exceptions will be assessed on a case- by-case basis.
• In most cases, approval takes 4 to 6 weeks. You will receive an award letter by mail. A copy of the award letter will be faxed to your supplier.
• Within 60 days of receiving your hearing aid(s) you must return to your hearing clinic to sign a Satisfaction Certificate indicating the aid(s) are working appropriately for you. A copy of this certificate is to be sent to CMF by your supplier along with the invoice for payment. Payment will be made directly to your supplier. 
• CMF approvals must be obtained prior to acquiring hearing aids/hearing assistive devices. It is not possible to make retroactive payments, nor, reimbursements directly to individuals.