| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 24 MRSA §2332-N is enacted to read: |
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| | | §2332-N.__Coverage for hearing aids |
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| | | All individual and group nonprofit hospital and medical | | services plan policies and contracts and all nonprofit health | | care plan policies and contracts must provide coverage for the | | purchase of a hearing aid from an audiologist licensed | | pursuant to Title 32, chapter 77 or a hearing aid dealer | | licensed pursuant to Title 32, chapter 23-A for a person whose | | hearing loss has been documented by a physician or licensed | | audiologist.__For purposes of this section, "hearing aid" | | means any nonexperimental, wearable instrument or device | | designed for the ear and offered for the purpose of aiding or | | compensating for impaired human hearing, excluding__batteries | | and cords and other assistive listening devices, including, | | but not limited to, frequency modulation systems. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §2761 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §2761.__Coverage for hearing aids |
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| | | All individual health policies and contracts, except | | accidental injury, specified disease, hospital indemnity, | | Medicare supplement, long-term care and other limited benefit | | health insurance policies and contracts, must provide coverage | | for the purchase of a hearing aid from an audiologist licensed | | pursuant to Title 32, chapter 77 or a hearing aid dealer | | licensed pursuant to Title 32, chapter 23-A for a person whose | | hearing loss has been documented by a physician or licensed | | audiologist.__For purposes of this section, "hearing aid" | | means any nonexperimental, wearable instrument or device | | designed for the ear and offered for the purpose of aiding or | | compensating for impaired human hearing, excluding__batteries | | and cords and other assistive listening devices, including, | | but not limited to, frequency modulation systems. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 24-A MRSA §2847-L is enacted to read: |
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| | | §2847-L.__Coverage for hearing aids |
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| | | All group insurance policies and contracts, except | | accidental injury, specified disease, hospital indemnity, | | Medicare supplement, long-term care and other limited benefit | | health insurance policies and contracts, must provide coverage | | for the purchase of a hearing aid from an audiologist licensed | | pursuant to Title 32, chapter 77 or a hearing aid dealer | | licensed pursuant to Title 32, chapter 23-A for a person whose | | hearing |
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