Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program - Established [SB-185]
Establishing a Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program in the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to provide co-navigation services at no cost to deafblind individuals in the State; and defining "co-navigation services" as services providing visual and environmental information or sighted services to assist with communication accessibility in an individual's preferred language and communication mode and to assist with accessing an individual's physical surroundings and making informed decisions about those surrounding.
SB-185: Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Deafblind Co-Navigation Services Program - Established
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2024
Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Hearing Aid Products [HB-925]
Expanding an exemption from the sales and use tax for the sale of certain hearing aid products to include certain batteries, transmitter and receiver systems, in-ear monitors, supplies, and accessories; and repealing as redundant a certain exemption from the sales and use tax for certain hearing aid products.
HB-925: Sales and Use Tax - Exemption for Hearing Aid Products
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/10/2023
Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study [HB-590]
Altering the circumstances under which the payment of a benefit by a governmental unit or quasi-public corporation to a covered employee offsets the liability for benefits under the workers' compensation law; and stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Maryland Association of Counties and the Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland jointly research and report on the effects of the amendments to the Labor and Employment Article implemented by the Act to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
HB-590: Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study
Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Pruski
Referred Rules on 04/03/2023
Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study [SB-377]
Altering the circumstances under which the payment of a benefit by a governmental unit or quasi-public corporation to a covered employee offsets the liability for benefits under the workers' compensation law; and stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Maryland Association of Counties and the Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland jointly research and report data and analysis on the effects of the Act by December 1, 2024, to interested parties and certain committees of the General Assembly.
SB-377: Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 410 on 05/03/2023
Relating To Hearing Aids. [HB-818]
Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued on or after 01/01/2024 to provide coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum of $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every thirty-six months. Effective 01/01/2024.
HB-818: Relating To Hearing Aids.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Referred To Hlt, Cpc, Fin, Referral Sheet 3 on 01/30/2023
Relating To Hearing Aids. [SB-606]
Exempts from the general excise tax, gross receipts received by a hospital, infirmary, medical clinic, health care facility, pharmacy, or a practitioner licensed to administer drugs to an individual, from the sale of hearing aids. Effective 12/31/2050. Sunsets 1/1/2026. (SD2)
SB-606: Relating To Hearing Aids.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Pass First Reading on 03/09/2023
Relating To Hearing Aids. [SB-609]
Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued on or after 01/01/2024 to provide coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum of an unspecified amount per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every thirty-six months. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
SB-609: Relating To Hearing Aids.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Referred To Hlt, Cpc, Fin, Referral Sheet 17 on 03/09/2023
Over-the-counter and prescription hearing aids; licensure not required by certain corporations, etc. [SB-1279]
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; over-the-counter and prescription hearing aids. Clarifies that licensure by the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians is not required for a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other like organization engaged in the business of selling prescription hearing aids, defined in the bill as a hearing aid that is not an over-the-counter hearing aid, provided that it employs only licensed practitioners in the direct sale and fitting of prescription hearing aids.
SB-1279: Over-the-counter and prescription hearing aids; licensure not required by certain corporations, etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0274) on 03/22/2023
Over-the-counter and prescription hearing aids; licensure not required by certain corporations, etc. [HB-1833]
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; over-the-counter and prescription hearing aids. Clarifies that licensure by the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians is not required for a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other like organization engaged in the business of selling prescription hearing aids, defined in the bill as a hearing aid that is not an over-the-counter hearing aid, provided that it employs only licensed practitioners in the direct sale and fitting of prescription hearing aids.
HB-1833: Over-the-counter and prescription hearing aids; licensure not required by certain corporations, etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Walker
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0273) on 03/22/2023
HB-830: State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Physician Members - Repeal
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 2/24 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/14/2022
You have voted HB-830: State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Physician Members - Repeal.
Relating To Hearing Aids. [SB-2439]
Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued on or after 01/01/2023 to provide coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum of $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every thirty-six months. Effective 01/01/2023. (SD2)
SB-2439: Relating To Hearing Aids.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Pass First Reading on 03/10/2022
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech–Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists – Revisions [SB-103]
Altering certain requirements for the licensing and regulation of audiologists, hearing aid dispensers, speech-language pathologists, and music therapists, including clarifying quorum requirements for the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists, license reciprocity, professional disciplinary grounds, and delegation authority for audiologists.
SB-103: State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech–Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists – Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 399 on 05/16/2022
You have voted SB-103: State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech–Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists – Revisions.
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Revisions [HB-155]
Altering certain requirements for the licensing and regulation of audiologists, hearing aid dispensers, speech-language pathologists, and music therapists, including clarifying quorum requirements for the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists, license reciprocity, professional disciplinary grounds, and delegation authority for audiologists.
HB-155: State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Revisions
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheree Sample-Hughes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 400 on 05/16/2022
You have voted HB-155: State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Revisions.
Relating To Hearing Aids. [SB-539]
Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued after 12/31/21 to provide coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum of $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every thirty-six months in their base plans. Exempts mandatory health care coverage from impact assessment report.
SB-539: Relating To Hearing Aids.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021
Relating To Hearing Aids. [HB-839]
Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued after 12/31/21 to provide coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum of $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every thirty-six months in their base plans. Exempts mandatory health care coverage from impact assessment report.
HB-839: Relating To Hearing Aids.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021