| 14 | | - | Section 1. Section 38a-490b of the general statutes is repealed and |
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| 15 | | - | the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020): |
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| 16 | | - | Each individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the |
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| 17 | | - | type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a- |
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| 18 | | - | 469 delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in |
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| 19 | | - | this state shall provide coverage for hearing aids. [for children twelve |
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| 20 | | - | years of age or younger.] Such hearing aids shall be considered |
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| 21 | | - | durable medical equipment under the policy and the policy may limit |
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| 22 | | - | the hearing aid benefit to one [thousand dollars] hearing aid per ear |
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| 23 | | - | within a twenty-four-month period. |
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| 24 | | - | Sec. 2. Section 38a-516b of the general statutes is repealed and the |
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| 25 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020): |
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| 26 | | - | Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type |
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| 27 | | - | specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 |
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| 28 | | - | delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this |
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| 29 | | - | state shall provide coverage for hearing aids. [for children twelve years |
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| 30 | | - | of age or younger.] Such hearing aids shall be considered durable House Bill No. 5213 |
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| 25 | + | Section 1. Section 38a-490b of the general statutes is repealed and 1 |
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| 26 | + | the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020): 2 |
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| 27 | + | Each individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the 3 |
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| 28 | + | type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-4 |
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| 29 | + | 469 delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in 5 |
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| 30 | + | this state shall provide coverage for hearing aids. [for children twelve 6 |
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| 31 | + | years of age or younger.] Such hearing aids shall be considered 7 |
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| 32 | + | durable medical equipment under the policy and the policy may limit 8 |
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| 33 | + | the hearing aid benefit to one thousand dollars within a twenty-four-9 |
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| 34 | + | month period. 10 |
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| 35 | + | Sec. 2. Section 38a-516b of the general statutes is repealed and the 11 |
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| 36 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2020): 12 |
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| 37 | + | Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type 13 |
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| 38 | + | specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 14 |
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| 39 | + | delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this 15 Committee Bill No. 5213 |
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| 34 | | - | medical equipment under the policy and the policy may limit the |
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| 35 | | - | hearing aid benefit to one [thousand dollars] hearing aid per ear within |
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| 36 | | - | a twenty-four-month period. |
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| 46 | + | state shall provide coverage for hearing aids. [for children twelve years 16 |
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| 47 | + | of age or younger.] Such hearing aids shall be considered durable 17 |
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| 48 | + | medical equipment under the policy and the policy may limit the 18 |
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| 49 | + | hearing aid benefit to one thousand dollars within a twenty-four-19 |
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| 50 | + | month period. 20 |
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| 51 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 52 | + | sections: |
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| 54 | + | Section 1 January 1, 2020 38a-490b |
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| 55 | + | Sec. 2 January 1, 2020 38a-516b |
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| 57 | + | INS Joint Favorable |
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