CS/HB 79 (2022) - Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids for Children

General Bill by Health & Human Services Committee and Brannan and Zika (CO-SPONSORS) Bartleman; Benjamin; Caruso; Chaney; Goff-Marcil; Joseph; Killebrew; Learned; Maney; Morales; Roach; Tant

Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids for Children: Requires individual health insurance policies & individual HMOs to provide coverage for hearing aids for children 18 years of age or younger; specifies coverage requirements; provides insured & subscriber are responsible for certain costs that exceed policy limit.

Effective Date: January 1, 2023

Last Event: Died on Second Reading Calendar on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:03 PM

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Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
- On agenda for: 02/16/22 10:30 AM
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- Favorable (final action) View Meeting Appearances See Votes
Appropriations Committee
- On agenda for: 02/22/22 9:00 AM
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- Favorable (final action) View Meeting Appearances See Votes
Health & Human Services Committee
- On agenda for: 02/28/22 1:00 PM
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- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) View Meeting Appearances See Votes

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 498	Subject: Coverage for Hearing Aids for Children	Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Committee Substitute 1
Original Filed Version
- D 164597 , Brannan (HHS) Date Filed: 02/27/22, Line#: 0 House(c): Adopted Without Objection 02/28/2022 04:23 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: House	Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 2/28/2022 4:32:11 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 2/26/2022 6:48:00 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Appropriations Committee 2/22/2022 3:56:28 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Appropriations Committee 2/21/2022 9:47:29 AM
Chamber: House	Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee 2/16/2022 12:17:35 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee 2/15/2022 11:39:10 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: H Died on Second Reading Calendar	Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:03 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Time: 03/03/2022 - 11:35 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar	Time: 03/03/2022 - 11:35 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 02/28/2022 - 11:01 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed	Time: 02/28/2022 - 4:36 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)	Time: 02/28/2022 - 4:36 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee	Time: 02/28/2022 - 4:32 PM	Member:	Committee: Health & Human Services Committee	Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee	Time: 02/28/2022 - 4:23 PM	Member:	Committee: Health & Human Services Committee	Version: __
Event: H Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda	Time: 02/25/2022 - 5:50 PM	Member:	Committee: Health & Human Services Committee	Version: __
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Committee	Time: 02/22/2022 - 4:00 PM	Member:	Committee: Health & Human Services Committee	Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Appropriations Committee	Time: 02/22/2022 - 4:00 PM	Member:	Committee: Appropriations Committee	Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Appropriations Committee	Time: 02/22/2022 - 2:10 PM	Member:	Committee: Appropriations Committee	Version: __
Event: H Added to Appropriations Committee agenda	Time: 02/18/2022 - 4:06 PM	Member:	Committee: Appropriations Committee	Version: __
Event: H Now in Appropriations Committee	Time: 02/16/2022 - 12:17 PM	Member:	Committee: Appropriations Committee	Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee	Time: 02/16/2022 - 12:17 PM	Member:	Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee	Time: 02/16/2022 - 12:02 PM	Member:	Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda	Time: 02/14/2022 - 4:03 PM	Member:	Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 01/11/2022 - 9:25 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee	Time: 09/22/2021 - 3:24 PM	Member:	Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee	Time: 09/22/2021 - 3:24 PM	Member:	Committee: Health & Human Services Committee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Appropriations Committee	Time: 09/22/2021 - 3:24 PM	Member:	Committee: Appropriations Committee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee	Time: 09/22/2021 - 3:24 PM	Member:	Committee: Finance & Facilities Subcommittee	Version: __
Event: H Filed	Time: 09/09/2021 - 3:59 PM	Member: Brannan	Committee:	Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
627.6413	CS/SB 498
641.31	HB 459, CS/SB 498, SB 678, SB 726, SB 730, HB 1063, HB 1087, SB 1100, SB 1480