HB 2125 — insurance coverage; hearing aids; children

Senate Engrossed House BillEngrossed insurance coverage;

children (now:State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session HOUSE BILL 2125 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 20, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 9, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 20-1057.20;

specialRELATING district;TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS.

water) State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session HOUSE BILL 2125 AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 48-3112 AND 48-3151, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

RELATING TO WATER DISTRICTS.

SectionTitle 48-3112,20, chapter 4, article 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 20-1057.20, to read:

48-3112.20-1057.20.

EstimateHearing ofaids; annual financial requirements A.

Theevidences board of directors,coverage; not later than July 1 each year, shall estimate the amount of money required to meet the obligations of the district for the next fiscal year, including maturing bonds and interest, maintenance and operating and current expenses, together with such additional amount necessary to meet any deficiency in the payment of items of expense incurred during any previous year, and to provide funds MONIES for purchases of lands sold for delinquent taxes.

Thechildren; board may include in the estimate the amount of money required for the repayment of all or any part of district taxes paid for any preceding year in any case in which the district taxes remaining unpaid for such year have been cancelled CANCELED as provided in section 48-3125.

definitions A.

A HEALTH CARE SERVICES ORGANIZATION THAT ISSUES, AMENDS, DELIVERS OR RENEWS AN EVIDENCE OF COVERAGE SHALL PROVIDE FULL COVERAGE FOR ANY HEARING AID AND RELATED SERVICE FOR AN ENROLLEE WHO IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR WHO IS UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE IF THE ENROLLEE IS STILL ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOL.

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ATHIS CLAIMSECTION AGAINSTDOES THENOT DISTRICTAPPLY BY A MUNICIPAL WATER PROVIDER REGARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDESHORT-TERM WATERTRAVEL, WITHACCIDENT-ONLY A TERM OF TWENTY YEARS OR MORELIMITED SHALLBENEFIT BECOVERAGE BROUGHTAS WITHINDEFINED EIGHTIN YEARSSECTION AFTER20-1137. THE CLAIM ACCRUES.

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Sec.F.

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:

1.

"HEARING AID":

(a) MEANS DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THAT IS OF A DESIGN AND CIRCUITRY TO OPTIMIZE AUDIBILITY AND LISTENING SKILLS IN THE ENVIRONMENT COMMONLY EXPERIENCED BY CHILDREN.

(b) INCLUDES:

(i) COCHLEAR IMPLANTS.

(ii) BONE-CONDUCTIVE HEARING DEVICES.

(iii) ANY OTHER REQUIRED DEVICE THAT IS INTENDED TO AMPLIFY OR CREATE HEARING.

Section"LICENSED 48-3151,HEALTH ArizonaCARE RevisedPROVIDER" Statutes,MEANS isA amendedPHYSICIAN toWHO read:IS LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE 32, CHAPTER 13 OR 17, AN AUDIOLOGIST WHO IS LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE 36, CHAPTER 17 AND A HEARING AID DISPENSER WHO IS LICENSED PURSUANT TO TITLE 36, CHAPTER 17.

48-3151.

Authority to levy district assessments;

contents of resolution;

terms as to delinquencies A.

In addition to authorized taxes, the board of directors may, at a regular or special meeting, notice of which shall be given for at least ten days previous by posting in three public places within the district, by resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of the board and entered upon ON the records of the district, MAY levy an assessment for the purpose of paying or refunding district indebtedness, repairing, improving, extending, maintaining and operating existing irrigation works, installing new works or systems or meeting emergencies.

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2125 B.

The assessment may by the resolution MAY be made payable wholly or in installments extending over such period of time and in such amounts as the board of directors deems advisable.

The resolution shall state the purpose or purposes for which the levy is made, the aggregate amount of the levy of the assessment and the amount of the levy of the assessment per acre, which shall be equal upon ON each acre subject to district taxation, the method, times and manner of payment and collection of the assessment, and if the assessment is payable in installments, the amounts and due dates thereof OF THE INSTALLMENTS.

C.

The board of directors shall also by the resolution SHALL ALSO prescribe the rate or amount of penalty attaching for failure to pay the assessment or any installment of the levy of the assessment when the assessment becomes due, and the interest it shall bear from such date.

The penalty and interest shall not exceed the rate or amount provided by laws then in force relating to general county property taxes.

The board of directors may provide by the resolution that failure to pay any installment of any assessment may, at the option of the board, MAY cause the whole amount thereof OF THE ASSESSMENT to become immediately due and payable.

D.