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HI SCR3
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/17/2014
Primary Sponsor
Gilbert Kahele
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AI Summary
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Urges the Department of Taxation to amend the Hearing Examination section of tax Form N-172 to include individuals with Meniere's disease.
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Proposes adding a new eligibility criterion measuring speech recognition threshold (SRT) of 50% or worse in the better ear using the ANSI S3.6-1969 standard as an alternative to current hearing loss measurements.
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Notes that current Form N-172 measures hearing loss and speech frequency loss without accounting for distorted hearing caused by Meniere's disease, which affects approximately 615,000 individuals in the United States.
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Directs the Department of Taxation and Department of Health to receive certified copies of the concurrent resolution.
Legislative Description
Department of Taxation; Tax Exemption; Impaired Hearing; Form N-172
Last Action
Report adopted, referred to WAM.
2/13/2014