VA HB1594 | 2021 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB1594
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-3)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in Labor and Commerce
Pending: House Labor and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in Labor and Commerce
Pending: House Labor and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors. Requires health insurers, health maintenance organizations, and corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts to provide coverage for hearing aids and related services for children 18 years of age or younger when a licensed audiologist prescribes such hearing aids and related services. The coverage includes one hearing aid per hearing-impaired ear, up to a cost of $1,500, every 24 months. The measure applies to policies, contracts, and plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on and after January 1, 2021. Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors. Requires health insurers, health maintenance organizations, and corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts to provide coverage for hearing aids and related services for children 18 years of age or younger when a licensed audiologist prescribes such hearing aids and related services. The coverage includes one hearing aid per hearing-impaired ear, up to a cost of $1,500, every 24 months. The measure applies to policies, contracts, and plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on and after January 1, 2021.
Title
Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-12-04 | House | Left in Labor and Commerce |
2020-02-06 | House | Continued to 2021 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote |
2020-02-04 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 by voice vote |
2020-01-31 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 |
2020-01-15 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
2020-01-15 | House | Presented and ordered printed 20105878D |
Same As/Similar To
HB1594 (Carry Over) 2020-02-06 - Continued to 2021 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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38 | 2 | 3418.18 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
38 | 2 | 4319 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |