Hearing Aids

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2024

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

Insurance coverage; hearing aids; children [HB-2112]
Insurance coverage; hearing aids; children

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Shope Senate Majority Caucus: Do Pass on 03/26/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel First Reading Ways And Means on 02/10/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Pruski Referred Rules on 04/03/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer Approved By The Governor - Chapter 410 on 05/03/2023

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

Relating To Hearing Aids. [HB-935]
Exempts from the general excise tax, gross receipts received from the sale of hearing aids.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama Re-referred To Hlt/ecd, Fin, Referral Sheet 6 on 02/01/2023

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama Referred To Hlt, Cpc, Fin, Referral Sheet 3 on 01/30/2023

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

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)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Pass First Reading on 03/09/2023

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

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)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Referred To Hlt, Cpc, Fin, Referral Sheet 17 on 03/09/2023

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0274) on 03/22/2023

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2023 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Walker Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0273) on 03/22/2023

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Requesting The Auditor To Assess The Social And Financial Effects Of Mandating Health Insurance Coverage For Hearing Aids. [SR-56]
Requesting The Auditor To Assess The Social And Financial Effects Of Mandating Health Insurance Coverage For Hearing Aids.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Recommitted To Cpn. on 04/04/2022

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Requesting The Auditor To Assess The Social And Financial Effects Of Mandating Health Insurance Coverage For Hearing Aids. [SCR-61]
Requesting The Auditor To Assess The Social And Financial Effects Of Mandating Health Insurance Coverage For Hearing Aids.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Certified Copies Of Resolutions Sent, 06/06/22. on 06/06/2022

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Physician Members - Repeal [HB-830]
Altering the membership of the State Board of Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists by removing the physician members.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis Hearing 2/24 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/14/2022

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

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)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Pass First Reading on 03/10/2022

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

Health insurance; hearing aids; children [SB-1293]
Health insurance; hearing aids; children

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lela Alston Senate Read Second Time on 01/25/2022

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine Approved By The Governor - Chapter 399 on 05/16/2022

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheree Sample-Hughes Approved By The Governor - Chapter 400 on 05/16/2022

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama Carried Over To 2022 Regular Session. on 12/10/2021

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