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Legislation


2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 452

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 702
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kipke, Cullison, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Tarrant
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Coverage of Hearing Aids

Synopsis:

Requiring an insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization that provides coverage for hearing aids to an insured or enrolled individual who is not a minor child and that places a dollar limit on the hearing aid benefit to allow the individual to choose a hearing aid that is priced higher than the benefit payable under the policy or contract and pay the difference between the price of the hearing aid and the dollar limit on the benefit; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/4
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/9
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/1

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/4
Third Reading Passed (138-1)
3/31
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/7
First Reading Finance
3/16
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable Report by Finance
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 527

Sponsored by:

Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Bonnie Cullison, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Hearing Aids
Patients
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Reimbursement Rates

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 15-838 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 206980/01     Offered on: March 2, 2011   at: 10:22 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Health and Government Operations
Senate
Finance
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 4, 2011: Third Reading Passed (138-1)
Senate
March 31, 2011: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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