89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2568: Relating to the hearing aids and audiologic services funding program, and including effective date provisions
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to the hearing aids and audio logic services funding program. The bill is divided into two divisions. The first division of the bill prohibits the Iowa department of public health (department) from entering into a contract with a third party to administer the hearing aids and audiologic services funding program (program). The department shall adopt rules to administer the program within the department, including but not limited to the administration of the application process, the determination of applicants’ eligibility, the enrollment of eligible applicants into the program, the maintenance of the program waitlist, and the reimbursement of providers.
Sponsors
Appropriations (successor To Hf 2188) committee
Cost
No fiscal note
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
- March 22, 2022Filed in the House
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2568