Assembly Bill A1168

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires all insurance policies to provide a certain amount of coverage for hearing aids

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A1168 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8242
2011-2012: A1983
2013-2014: A712
2015-2016: A351
2017-2018: A1253
2021-2022: A2056
2023-2024: A535

2019-A1168 (ACTIVE) - 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 $3,000 over a four year period; provides that children under the age of sixteen are allowed reimbursement for additional expenses if needed.

2019-A1168 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1168
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred 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 35 to read as follows:
   (35) (A) EVERY HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY ISSUED  OR  DELIVERED  IN  THIS
 STATE SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR HEARING AIDS PURCHASED FROM HEARING AID
 DISPENSERS  REGISTERED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY-SEVEN-A OF THE GENERAL BUSI-
 NESS 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  THREE  THOU-
 SAND  DOLLARS  EVERY  FOUR YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF
 EACH HEARING AID.
   (II) FOR AN INSURED PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, SUCH
 INSURED PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO  THREE  THOU-
 SAND  DOLLARS  EVERY  TWO  YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF
 EACH HEARING AID.  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.
   (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.   A REGISTERED HEARING AID DISPENSER OR LICENSED AUDIOLO-
 GIST SHALL DETERMINE THE TYPE OF DEVICE NEEDED TO  CORRECT  THE  HEARING
 LOSS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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