NY State Senate Bill 2009-S2913

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 16, 2010	print number 2913a
Mar 16, 2010	amend and recommit to insurance
Jan 06, 2010	referred to insurance
Mar 05, 2009	referred to insurance

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2009-S2913 - Details

See other versions of this Bill:: S529 ,; A5243 ,
Current Committee:: Senate Insurance
Law Section:: Insurance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S3864
2013-2014: S2151, S3937

2009-S2913 - Summary

Requires all health insurance policies to provide insurance coverage for the cost of hearing aids; provides that such coverage shall include coverage of at least $1,000 over a three year period; provides that children under the age of sixteen are allowed reimbursement for expenses related to the purchase of up to two hearing aids.

2009-S2913 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2913

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing coverage
for hearing aids


 PURPOSE :
To provide insurance coverage for hearing aids so that patients who
need these devices may affordably update their hearing aids on a two
or three year basis depending on the age of the patient.


 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
This bill would require health insurance companies in New York State
to cover significant portions of the costs related to the acquisition
of hearing aids.  Such hearing aids would be purchased from registered
New York State hearing aid dispenser, and licensed audiologists.

Insured hearing impaired consumers, 16 years of age and older, would
be able to receive a reimbursement of $1,000 every three years for the
costs associated with the purchase of up to two hearing aids and other
related expenses.

Hearing impaired children, 15 years of age and younger, would be able
to have a reimbursement of $1,000 for services related to the purchase

of up to two hearing aids every two years provided that their
conditions have severely deteriorated and that their existing hearing
aids no longer will be able to assist them.

 EXISTING LAW :
None.

 JUSTIFICATION :
Currently, many insurance companies in New York state do not provide
coverage for the purchase of hearing aids, Middle class family members
and senior citizens often cannot afford to pay the expenses related to
obtaining these devices. New York will now be joining many other
states (New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, etc,) that have
similar proposals before their respective legislatures.

There are an estimated 28 million Americans who have some form of
hearing loss and only 20% take the essential steps needed to correct
the situation. One of the major obstacles that prevent people with
hearing loss from taking measures to improve their circumstances is
the extremely high prices of hearing aids. Suggested retail costs of
one hearing aid can range from $1,000 to $4,500.

This legislation would alleviate some of the financial burdens and
remove some economic barriers on our working families and the elderly
when attempting to purchase one of these necessary hearing enhancement
devices.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
New Legislation.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect July 1, 2011 shall apply to all policies
issued, modified or renewed on and after such date.

2009-S2913 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2913

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing coverage for
  hearing aids

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 3216  of  the  insurance  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph 26 to read as follows:
  (26)  (A)  EVERY  HEALTH  INSURANCE POLICY ISSUED OR DELIVERED IN THIS
STATE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR HEARING AIDS PURCHASED  FROM  NEW  YORK
STATE  HEARING AID DISPENSERS REGISTERED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY-SEVEN-A OF
THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW OR  AUDIOLOGISTS  LICENSED  UNDER  ARTICLE  ONE
HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE OF THE EDUCATION LAW IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
  (I)  FOR  AN INSURED PERSON WHO IS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, SUCH
INSURED PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO ONE  THOUSAND
DOLLARS  EVERY THREE YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF UP TO
TWO HEARING AIDS.
  (II) FOR AN INSURED PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, SUCH
INSURED PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO ONE  THOUSAND
DOLLARS  EVERY  TWO  YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF UP TO
TWO HEARING AIDS.  WHEN IT IS DEMONSTRATED THAT (1) THE INSURED  CHILD'S
HEARING  HAS  CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN A TWO YEAR PERIOD AND (2) THE
EXISTING HEARING AID WILL NO LONGER CORRECT THE  CHILD'S  HEARING  LOSS,
SUCH  INSURED  PERSON  SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL
HEARING AID EXPENSES.
  (III) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE INSURED PERSON SHALL  BE
ENTITLED  TO  SPEND  MORE  THAN  ONE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ON  HEARING AID
EXPENSES, BUT SHALL ONLY BE  ALLOWED  REIMBURSEMENT  UP  TO  THE  AMOUNT
PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (I) OR (II) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
  (B)(I) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH "HEARING AID" SHALL MEAN ANY
WEARABLE  INSTRUMENT  OR  DEVICES  DESIGNED  FOR  HEARING AND ANY PARTS,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01755-02-9

S. 2913                             2

ATTACHMENTS OR ACCESSORIES BUT EXCLUDING BATTERIES AND CORDS OR ACCESSO-
RIES THERETO.
  (II) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SERVICES FOR RECASING, RESHELL-
ING AND ACQUIRING NEW MOLDS SHALL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE POLICIES.
  (C)  COVERAGE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT
TO DEDUCTIBLES, COINSURANCE, OR COPAYMENTS.
  S 2. Section 3221 of the insurance law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subsection (r) to read as follows:
  (R)  (1)  EVERY  GROUP  HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY ISSUED OR DELIVERED IN
THIS STATE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR HEARING AIDS  PURCHASED  FROM  NEW
YORK  STATE  HEARING AID DISPENSERS REGISTERED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY-SEV-
EN-A OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW OR AUDIOLOGISTS LICENSED UNDER  ARTICLE
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE OF THE EDUCATION LAW IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
  (A)  FOR  AN INSURED PERSON WHO IS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, SUCH
INSURED PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO ONE  THOUSAND
DOLLARS  EVERY THREE YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF UP TO
TWO HEARING AIDS.
  (B) FOR AN INSURED PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE,  SUCH
INSURED  PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS EVERY TWO YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE  OF  UP  TO
TWO  HEARING AIDS.  WHEN IT IS DEMONSTRATED THAT (I) THE INSURED CHILD'S
HEARING HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN A TWO YEAR PERIOD AND (II)  THE
EXISTING  HEARING  AID  WILL NO LONGER CORRECT THE CHILD'S HEARING LOSS,
SUCH INSURED PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO  REIMBURSEMENT  FOR  ADDITIONAL
HEARING AID EXPENSES.
  (C)  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE INSURED PERSON SHALL BE
ENTITLED TO  SPEND  MORE  THAN  ONE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ON  HEARING  AID
EXPENSES,  BUT  SHALL  ONLY  BE  ALLOWED  REIMBURSEMENT UP TO THE AMOUNT
PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OR (B) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
  (2)(A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, "HEARING AID"  SHALL  MEAN
ANY  WEARABLE  INSTRUMENT OR DEVICES DESIGNED FOR HEARING AND ANY PARTS,
ATTACHMENTS OR ACCESSORIES BUT EXCLUDING BATTERIES AND CORDS OR ACCESSO-
RIES THERETO.
  (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SERVICES FOR RECASING,  RESHELL-
ING AND ACQUIRING NEW MOLDS SHALL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE POLICIES.
  (3) COVERAGE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT
TO DEDUCTIBLES, COINSURANCE, OR COPAYMENTS.
  S  3.  Section  4303  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
subsection (ff) to read as follows:
  (FF) (1) EVERY CONTRACT ISSUED OR DELIVERED IN THIS STATE BY A  HEALTH
SERVICE CORPORATION OR HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE COVER-
AGE  FOR  HEARING AIDS PURCHASED FROM NEW YORK STATE HEARING AID DISPEN-
SERS REGISTERED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY-SEVEN-A OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW
OR AUDIOLOGISTS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE ONE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-NINE  OF  THE
EDUCATION LAW IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
  (A)  FOR  AN INSURED PERSON WHO IS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, SUCH
INSURED PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO ONE  THOUSAND
DOLLARS  EVERY THREE YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF UP TO
TWO HEARING AIDS.
  (B) FOR AN INSURED PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE,  SUCH
INSURED  PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS EVERY TWO YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE  OF  UP  TO
TWO  HEARING AIDS.  WHEN IT IS DEMONSTRATED THAT (I) THE INSURED CHILD'S
HEARING HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN A TWO YEAR PERIOD AND (II)  THE
EXISTING  HEARING  AID  WILL NO LONGER CORRECT THE CHILD'S HEARING LOSS,

S. 2913                             3

SUCH INSURED PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO  REIMBURSEMENT  FOR  ADDITIONAL
HEARING AID EXPENSES.
  (C)  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE INSURED PERSON SHALL BE
ENTITLED TO  SPEND  MORE  THAN  ONE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ON  HEARING  AID
EXPENSES,  BUT  SHALL  ONLY  BE  ALLOWED  REIMBURSEMENT UP TO THE AMOUNT
PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OR (B) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
  (2)(A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, "HEARING AID"  SHALL  MEAN
ANY  WEARABLE  INSTRUMENT OR DEVICES DESIGNED FOR HEARING AND ANY PARTS,
ATTACHMENTS OR ACCESSORIES BUT EXCLUDING BATTERIES AND CORDS OR ACCESSO-
RIES THERETO.
  (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SERVICES FOR RECASING,  RESHELL-
ING AND ACQUIRING NEW MOLDS SHALL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE POLICIES.
  (3) COVERAGE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT
TO DEDUCTIBLES, COINSURANCE, OR COPAYMENTS.
  S  4.  This  act shall take effect July 1, 2011 and shall apply to all
policies issued, modified or renewed on and after such date.

2009-S2913A (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:: S529 ,; A5243 ,
Current Committee:: Senate Insurance
Law Section:: Insurance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S3864
2013-2014: S2151, S3937

2009-S2913A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S2913A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2913A

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing coverage
for hearing aids


 PURPOSE :
To provide insurance coverage for hearing aids so that patients who
need these devices may affordably update their hearing aids on a two
or three year basis depending on the age of the patient.


 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
This bill would require health insurance companies in New York State
to cover significant portions of the costs related to the acquisition
of hearing aids.  Such hearing aids would be purchased from registered
New York State hearing aid dispenser, and licensed audiologists.

Insured hearing impaired consumers, 16 years of age and older, would
be able to receive a reimbursement of $1,000 every three years for the
costs associated with the purchase of up to two hearing aids and other
related expenses.

Hearing impaired children, 15 years of age and younger, would be able
to have a reimbursement of $1,000 for services related to the purchase

of up to two hearing aids every two years provided that their
conditions have severely deteriorated and that their existing hearing
aids no longer will be able to assist them.

 EXISTING LAW :
None.

 JUSTIFICATION :
Currently, many insurance companies in New York state do not provide
coverage for the purchase of hearing aids, Middle class family members
and senior citizens often cannot afford to pay the expenses related to
obtaining these devices. New York will now be joining many other
states (New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, etc,) that have
similar proposals before their respective legislatures.

There are an estimated 28 million Americans who have some form of
hearing loss and only 20% take the essential steps needed to correct
the situation. One of the major obstacles that prevent people with
hearing loss from taking measures to improve their circumstances is
the extremely high prices of hearing aids. Suggested retail costs of
one hearing aid can range from $1,000 to $4,500.

This legislation would alleviate some of the financial burdens and
remove some economic barriers on our working families and the elderly
when attempting to purchase one of these necessary hearing enhancement
devices.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
New Legislation.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect July 1, 2012 shall apply to all policies
issued, modified or renewed on and after such date.

2009-S2913A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2913--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Insurance -- recommitted
  to the Committee on Insurance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing coverage for
  hearing aids

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 3216  of  the  insurance  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph 27 to read as follows:
  (27)  (A)  EVERY  HEALTH  INSURANCE POLICY ISSUED OR DELIVERED IN THIS
STATE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR HEARING AIDS PURCHASED  FROM  NEW  YORK
STATE  HEARING AID DISPENSERS REGISTERED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY-SEVEN-A OF
THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW OR  AUDIOLOGISTS  LICENSED  UNDER  ARTICLE  ONE
HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE OF THE EDUCATION LAW IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
  (I)  FOR  AN INSURED PERSON WHO IS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, SUCH
INSURED PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO ONE  THOUSAND
DOLLARS  EVERY THREE YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF UP TO
TWO HEARING AIDS.
  (II) FOR AN INSURED PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, SUCH
INSURED PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO ONE  THOUSAND
DOLLARS  EVERY  TWO  YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF UP TO
TWO HEARING AIDS.  WHEN IT IS DEMONSTRATED THAT (1) THE INSURED  CHILD'S
HEARING  HAS  CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN A TWO YEAR PERIOD AND (2) THE
EXISTING HEARING AID WILL NO LONGER CORRECT THE  CHILD'S  HEARING  LOSS,
SUCH  INSURED  PERSON  SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL
HEARING AID EXPENSES.
  (III) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE INSURED PERSON SHALL  BE
ENTITLED  TO  SPEND  MORE  THAN  ONE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ON  HEARING AID

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01755-04-0

S. 2913--A                          2

EXPENSES, BUT SHALL ONLY BE  ALLOWED  REIMBURSEMENT  UP  TO  THE  AMOUNT
PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (I) OR (II) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
  (B)(I) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH "HEARING AID" SHALL MEAN ANY
WEARABLE  INSTRUMENT  OR  DEVICES  DESIGNED  FOR  HEARING AND ANY PARTS,
ATTACHMENTS OR ACCESSORIES BUT EXCLUDING BATTERIES AND CORDS OR ACCESSO-
RIES THERETO.
  (II) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SERVICES FOR RECASING, RESHELL-
ING AND ACQUIRING NEW MOLDS SHALL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE POLICIES.
  (C) COVERAGE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT BE  SUBJECT
TO DEDUCTIBLES, COINSURANCE, OR COPAYMENTS.
  S  2.  Section  3221  of  the insurance law is amended by adding a new
subsection (s) to read as follows:
  (S) (1) EVERY GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY  ISSUED  OR  DELIVERED  IN
THIS  STATE  SHALL  PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR HEARING AIDS PURCHASED FROM NEW
YORK STATE HEARING AID DISPENSERS REGISTERED UNDER  ARTICLE  THIRTY-SEV-
EN-A  OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW OR AUDIOLOGISTS LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE OF THE EDUCATION LAW IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
  (A) FOR AN INSURED PERSON WHO IS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR  OLDER,  SUCH
INSURED  PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS EVERY THREE YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF UP  TO
TWO HEARING AIDS.
  (B)  FOR AN INSURED PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, SUCH
INSURED PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO ONE  THOUSAND
DOLLARS  EVERY  TWO  YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF UP TO
TWO HEARING AIDS.  WHEN IT IS DEMONSTRATED THAT (I) THE INSURED  CHILD'S
HEARING  HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN A TWO YEAR PERIOD AND (II) THE
EXISTING HEARING AID WILL NO LONGER CORRECT THE  CHILD'S  HEARING  LOSS,
SUCH  INSURED  PERSON  SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL
HEARING AID EXPENSES.
  (C) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE INSURED PERSON  SHALL  BE
ENTITLED  TO  SPEND  MORE  THAN  ONE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ON  HEARING AID
EXPENSES, BUT SHALL ONLY BE  ALLOWED  REIMBURSEMENT  UP  TO  THE  AMOUNT
PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OR (B) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
  (2)(A)  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, "HEARING AID" SHALL MEAN
ANY WEARABLE INSTRUMENT OR DEVICES DESIGNED FOR HEARING AND  ANY  PARTS,
ATTACHMENTS OR ACCESSORIES BUT EXCLUDING BATTERIES AND CORDS OR ACCESSO-
RIES THERETO.
  (B)  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SERVICES FOR RECASING, RESHELL-
ING AND ACQUIRING NEW MOLDS SHALL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE POLICIES.
  (3) COVERAGE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT
TO DEDUCTIBLES, COINSURANCE, OR COPAYMENTS.
  S 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subsection (gg) to read as follows:
  (GG)  (1) EVERY CONTRACT ISSUED OR DELIVERED IN THIS STATE BY A HEALTH
SERVICE CORPORATION OR HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE COVER-
AGE FOR HEARING AIDS PURCHASED FROM NEW YORK STATE HEARING  AID  DISPEN-
SERS REGISTERED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY-SEVEN-A OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW
OR  AUDIOLOGISTS  LICENSED  UNDER  ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE OF THE
EDUCATION LAW IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
  (A) FOR AN INSURED PERSON WHO IS SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR  OLDER,  SUCH
INSURED  PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS EVERY THREE YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF UP  TO
TWO HEARING AIDS.
  (B)  FOR AN INSURED PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, SUCH
INSURED PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO ONE  THOUSAND
DOLLARS  EVERY  TWO  YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF UP TO

S. 2913--A                          3

TWO HEARING AIDS.  WHEN IT IS DEMONSTRATED THAT (I) THE INSURED  CHILD'S
HEARING  HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN A TWO YEAR PERIOD AND (II) THE
EXISTING HEARING AID WILL NO LONGER CORRECT THE  CHILD'S  HEARING  LOSS,
SUCH  INSURED  PERSON  SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL
HEARING AID EXPENSES.
  (C) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE INSURED PERSON  SHALL  BE
ENTITLED  TO  SPEND  MORE  THAN  ONE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ON  HEARING AID
EXPENSES, BUT SHALL ONLY BE  ALLOWED  REIMBURSEMENT  UP  TO  THE  AMOUNT
PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OR (B) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
  (2)(A)  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, "HEARING AID" SHALL MEAN
ANY WEARABLE INSTRUMENT OR DEVICES DESIGNED FOR HEARING AND  ANY  PARTS,
ATTACHMENTS OR ACCESSORIES BUT EXCLUDING BATTERIES AND CORDS OR ACCESSO-
RIES THERETO.
  (B)  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SERVICES FOR RECASING, RESHELL-
ING AND ACQUIRING NEW MOLDS SHALL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE POLICIES.
  (3) COVERAGE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT
TO DEDUCTIBLES, COINSURANCE, OR COPAYMENTS.
  S 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012 and shall  apply  to  all
policies issued, modified or renewed on and after such date.

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