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SB 1494: DEAF AND BLIND TASK FORCE; KUPUNA CAUCUS; HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE; HEARING AIDS

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2025-02-26

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.)

Introduced

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First Chamber

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Second Chamber

Final Decking

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Version:

Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued on or after 1/1/2026 to provide optional coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every thirty-six months.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Health6MIN
Mar 12, 2025

House Standing Committee on Health

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