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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to health benefit plan coverage of hearing aids and |
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cochlear implants for certain individuals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1367.253(a), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A health benefit plan must provide coverage for the cost |
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of a medically necessary hearing aid or cochlear implant and |
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related services and supplies for a covered individual who is 21 |
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[18] years of age or younger. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a health benefit plan delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed |
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on or after January 1, 2022. A health benefit plan delivered, |
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issued for delivery, or renewed before January 1, 2022, is governed |
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by the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of |
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this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |