Sec. 38a-490b. Coverage for hearing aids for children twelve and under.
Sec. 38a-490b. Coverage for hearing aids for children twelve and under. Each
individual health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state on or after October 1, 2001, shall provide
coverage for hearing aids for children twelve years of age or younger. Such hearing aids
shall be considered durable medical equipment under the policy and the policy may
limit the hearing aid benefit to one thousand dollars within a twenty-four-month period.
(P.A. 01-171, S. 15.)
See Sec. 38a-516b for similar provisions re group policies.