| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 24 MRSA §2317-B, sub-§12-B is enacted to read: |
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| | | 12-B.__Title 24-A, sections 2761, 2847-L and 4252.__Coverage | | for hearing aids, Title 24-A, sections 2761, 2847-L and 4252; |
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| | | Sec. 2. 24-A MRSA §2761 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §2761.__Coverage for hearing aids |
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| | | 1.__Required coverage.__All individual health policies and | | contracts must provide coverage for the purchase of a hearing aid | | for each ear 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 21 years of age or under 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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| | | 2.__Limits; coinsurance; deductibles.__Any policy or contract | | that provides coverage for services under this section may | | contain provisions for maximum benefits and coinsurance and | | reasonable limitations, deductibles and exclusions to the extent | | that these provisions are not inconsistent with the requirements | | of this section. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 24-A MRSA §2847-L is enacted to read: |
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| | | §2847-L.__Coverage for hearing aids |
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| | | 1.__Required coverage.__All group insurance policies, | | contracts and certificates must provide coverage for the purchase | | of a hearing aid for each ear 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 21 years of age | | or under 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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| | | 2.__Limits; coinsurance; deductibles.__Any policy, contract or | | certificate that provides coverage for services under this |
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