| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§14-C is enacted to read: |
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| | 14-C. | Newborn | Expenses | 22 MRSA |
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| | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §3174-U is enacted to read: |
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| §3174-U.__Payment for newborn hearing screening |
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| | The department shall provide for the delivery of federally | approved Medicaid services to children who are enrolled in the | program who receive services under chapter 1687. |
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| | Sec. 3. 22 MRSA c. 1687 is enacted to read: |
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| §8821.__Newborn Hearing Program |
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| | There is established within the department the Newborn Hearing | Program, referred to in this chapter as the "program," to provide__ | hearing screening tests to newborn children to enable the | children and their families and caregivers to obtain evaluation, | treatment and intervention services at the earliest opportunity | in order to prevent or mitigate developmental delays and academic | failures associated with undetected hearing loss. |
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| | 1.__Definitions.__As used in this chapter, unless the context | indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following | meanings. |
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| A. "Birth admission" means the time after birth that the | newborn remains in the hospital nursery prior to discharge. |
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| B.__"Board" means the Newborn Hearing Advisory Board. |
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| C.__"Health policy" means any group or individual__health | insurance policy, contract, plan or any individual policy, | contract or plan with dependent coverage for children, that | provides health care coverage on an expense-incurred service | or prepaid basis, including health maintenance organization | plans. |
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