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HLS 26RS-354 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
SCAHB774 3275 2443 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session AmendmentsproposedbySenateCommitteeonInsurancetoEngrossedHouseBillNo.774 by Representative Boyer AMENDMENT NO.
774 BY REPRESENTATIVE BOYER INSURANCE/HEALTH:
1 On page 1, delete line 8 and insert "C.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.
Provides relative to insurance coverage for hearing aids AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
22:1047 to the contrary, an An" Page 1 of 1
22:1038(C)(1), relative to health insurance;
to provide hearing aid coverage for certain individuals;
and to provide for related matters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
Section 1.
R.S.
22:1038(C)(1) is herebyamended and reenacted to read as follows:
§1038.
Hearing aid coverage * * * C.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.
22:1047 to the contrary, an entitysubjecttothisSectionshallprovidecoverageforhearingaidsforachildunder the age of eighteen an individual twenty-six years of age and under who is covered underapolicyorcontractofinsuranceifthehearingaids arefitted anddispensedby alicensedaudiologist orlicensedhearingaid specialist followingmedicalclearance by a physician licensed to practice medicine and an audiological evaluation medically appropriate to the age of the child individual.
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HLS 26RS-354 ENGROSSED HB NO.
774 DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.
It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.
The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 774 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Boyer Abstract:
Changes the age requirement for hearing aids covered under an individual's insurance policy, contract, program, or plan.
Present law requires hearing aid coverage for children under 18.
Proposed law changes the age requirement from 18 to 26 for hearing aids covered under a an individual's insurance policy, contract, program, or plan.
(Amends R.S.
22:1038(C)(1)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Insurance to the original bill:
1.
Make technical changes.
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