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Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
Filed: 3/16/2010
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09600HB4924ham001 |
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LRB096 16233 RPM 38580 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4924
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4924 on page 1, by |
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| replacing line 11 through line 14 with the following: |
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| "96th General Assembly must provide coverage for an operation, |
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| either monaurally or binaurally, to implant cochlear implants |
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| and cochlear devices, including all internal and external |
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| components, and provide post-treatment services, including, |
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| but not limited to, programming, troubleshooting, repairs, |
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| replacement components, such as external speech processors, |
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| microphones, coils, headsets, cables, and batteries, FM |
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| systems, auditory training, aural rehabilitation, and speech |
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| therapy for children identified by 18 years of age as having |
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| hearing impairment to the degree that they would benefit from |
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| implantation. These services must be provided by a speech |
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| pathologist, audiologist, or physician licensed to practice in |
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| this State.".
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