Assembly Bill A5243

2009-2010 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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2009-A5243 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S529
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3907, S3864
2013-2014: A6051, S2151, S3937
2015-2016: A3951

2009-A5243 (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 $1,000 over a three year period; provides that children under the age of sixteen are allowed reimbursement for expenses related to the purchase of up to two hearing aids.

2009-A5243 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5243

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. MORELLE, MAGNARELLI, KOON, CLARK, ORTIZ, ENGLE-
  BRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, BING, BOYLAND, COLTON,
  EDDINGTON, GLICK, GREENE, HEASTIE, LATIMER,  LENTOL,  LIFTON,  MARKEY,
  MAYERSOHN,  MILLMAN, NOLAN, PAULIN, PERRY, PHEFFER, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT
  -- 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 26 to read as follows:
  (26) (A) EVERY HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY ISSUED  OR  DELIVERED  IN  THIS
STATE  SHALL  PROVIDE  COVERAGE FOR HEARING AIDS PURCHASED FROM NEW YORK
STATE HEARING AID DISPENSERS REGISTERED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY-SEVEN-A  OF
THE  GENERAL  BUSINESS  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 ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS EVERY THREE YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF UP  TO
TWO HEARING AIDS.
  (II) FOR AN INSURED PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, SUCH
INSURED  PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS EVERY TWO YEARS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE  OF  UP  TO
TWO  HEARING AIDS.  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.
  (III)  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE INSURED PERSON SHALL BE
ENTITLED TO  SPEND  MORE  THAN  ONE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ON  HEARING  AID

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01755-02-9

              

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