HB 1594 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors.

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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 15, 2020 Last action Dec 4, 2020

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Committee

Feb 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021

lower

Feb 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

lower

Jan 31, 2020

Committee

Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Jan 15, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

Jan 15, 2020

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 20105878D

lower

1 primary · 34 co-sponsors