HF 2188: Relating to health insurance coverage for hearing aids for covered persons age eighteen and younger

What it does

This bill requires a health carrier (carrier) that offers individual, group, or small group contracts, policies, or plans in this state that provide for third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses to offer coverage for hearing aids for covered persons age and younger as recommended by a health care professional or audiologist. The bill requires the coverage to include hearing aid fitting and dispensing services conducted by a hearing aid specialist, audiologist, or health care professional.

House subcommittee · named February 9, 2022

• Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R) · shannon.lundgren@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D) · timi.brown-powers@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Cecil Dolecheck (R)

Lobbying · 14 for, 4 against

For: Blank Childrens Hospital; CHILDSERVE; Common Good Iowa; EveryStep; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Hearing Association; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society; Iowa Public Health Association; Iowa Speech Language Hearing Association; Medica; and 2 more

Against: Federation of Iowa Insurers; Medica; United Healthcare Services, Inc.; Wellmark, Inc.

In plain words

1. February 1, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Human Resources committee
2. February 9, 2022House subcommittee named: Lundgren, Brown-Powers and Dolecheck
3. February 15, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
4. February 17, 2022Approved by the House committee
5. February 17, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2491