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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. 4. 24-A MRSA §4252 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §4252.__Coverage for hearing aids |
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| | | All health maintenance organization individual and group | | health 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. 5. Applicability. This Act applies to all policies and | | contracts executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continued | | or renewed on or after January 1, 2004. All policies and | | contracts are deemed to be renewed no later than the next | | yearly anniversary of the contract date. |
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| | | This bill requires health insurance policies and contracts | | to provide coverage for the purchase of a hearing aid from a | | licensed audiologist or hearing aid dealer for a person whose | | hearing loss has been documented by a physician or licensed | | audiologist. |
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