House Bill No. 5213
Public Act No. 19-133
AN ACT EXPANDING REQ UIRED HEALTH INSURAN CE
COVERAGE FOR HEARING AIDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 38a-490b of the general statutes is repealed and
the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020):
Each individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the
type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-
469 delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in
this state shall provide coverage for hearing aids. [for children twelve
years of age or younger.] Such hearing aids shall be considered
durable medical equipment under the policy and the policy may limit
the hearing aid benefit to one [thousand dollars] hearing aid per ear
within a twenty-four-month period.
Sec. 2. Section 38a-516b of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020):
Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type
specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469
delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this
state shall provide coverage for hearing aids. [for children twelve years
of age or younger.] Such hearing aids shall be considered durable House Bill No. 5213
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medical equipment under the policy and the policy may limit the
hearing aid benefit to one [thousand dollars] hearing aid per ear within
a twenty-four-month period.