Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
Filed: 2/27/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 68 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 68 as follows:
 
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on page 1, line 7, by replacing "Coverage for hearing aids for 
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all" with "Audiological services."; and
 
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on page 1, by deleting line 8; and
 
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on page 2, by replacing line 1 through line 7 with the 
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following:
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    "(b) A group or individual policy of accident and health 
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insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or 
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renewed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
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96th General Assembly must provide coverage for audiological 
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services and hearing aids for children up to 18 years of age or 
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23 years of age if enrolled in a post-secondary educational 
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program. This coverage shall only apply to hearing aids that 
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are prescribed, fitted, and dispensed by a licensed 
 


 






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audiologist. A policy or plan may limit the hearing aid benefit 
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coverage period for each hearing-impaired ear to 36 months. The 
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coverage shall provide for a benefit of $2,000 per 
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hearing-impaired ear per coverage period and guarantors shall 
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be contractually allowed to pay the difference between the 
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benefit amount and the audiologist's usual and customary charge 
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for the device. The benefit may be used to cover hearing aids, 
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assistive-listening devices, hearing-aid accessories, 
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hearing-aid repairs, earmolds, and remote controls that are 
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prescribed and dispensed by a licensed audiologist. A policy or 
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plan may provide for up to 4 additional ear molds per year at 
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$50 each for children up to 5 years of age.".