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2002 SESSION
SB 429 State employees' health plan; coverage for hearing aids.
Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
State employees' health plan; coverage for hearing aids. Requires the state employee health care plan to provide coverage for hearing aids and related services. Such coverage shall include one hearing aid per hearing-impaired ear, up to a cost of $1,200, every 48 months. The covered person may choose a higher priced hearing aid and pay the difference in cost above $1,200, with no penalty to the covered person or the hearing aid provider. Hearing aids will not be covered for impaired ears that do not indicate a hearing loss of 30 dB or greater for at least one frequency between 500 Hz and 4,000 Hz. The plan shall not impose a copayment or fee in excess of $100 per hearing aid.
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HISTORY
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025420444
- 01/09/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/06/02 Senate: Passed by for the day in Finance (16-Y 0-N)