{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-85b.12","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 85B.12","heading":"Hearing aid provided.","body":"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.","path":["Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION (Ch. 80 - 122C)","Chapter 85B - OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/85B.12.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:01Z","sha256":"41128a44c98a00be39bbb6297d593321c1ad3992338700ef9a03841b389c3d9e","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-85b.11","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-85b.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}