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CT HB05213

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

7/1/2019

Primary Sponsor

Insurance and Real Estate Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires all individual health insurance policies to cover hearing aids, effective January 1, 2020
  • Requires all group health insurance policies to cover hearing aids, effective January 1, 2020
  • Classifies hearing aids as durable medical equipment under insurance policies
  • Limits hearing aid coverage to one hearing aid per ear within a twenty-four-month period
  • Applies to policies providing coverage types specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469

Legislative Description

An Act Expanding Required Health Insurance Coverage For Hearing Aids.

Last Action

Signed by the Governor

7/1/2019

Committee Referrals

Insurance and Real Estate1/11/2019

Full Bill Text

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