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304.17A-132 Coverage for hearing aids.
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(2)
(3)
As used in this section:
(a) "Hearing aid" means any wearable, nondisposable instrument or device
designed to aid or compensate for impaired human hearing and any
parts, attachments, or accessories, including earmolds, but excluding
batteries and cords; and
(b) "Related services" means those services necessary to assess, select,
and appropriately adjust or fit the hearing aid to ensure optimal
performance.
A health benefit plan shall provide coverage, subject to all applicable
copayments, coinsurance, deductibles, and out-of-pocket limits, for the full cost
of one (1) hearing aid per hearing-impaired ear up to one thousand four
hundred dollars ($1,400) every thirty-six (36) months for hearing aids for
insured individuals under eighteen (18) years of age and all related services
which shall be prescribed by an audiologist licensed under KRS Chapter 334A
and dispensed by an audiologist or hearing instrument specialist licensed
under KRS Chapter 334. The insured may choose a higher priced hearing aid
and may pay the difference in cost above the one thousand four hundred dollar
($1,400) limit as provided in this section without any financial or contractual
penalty to the insured or to the provider of the hearing aid.
A health benefit plan shall not be required to pay a claim filed by its insured for
payment of the cost of a hearing aid under the coverage required by
subsection (2) of this section if less than three (3) years prior to the date of the
claim its insured filed a claim for payment of the cost of a hearing aid under the
required coverage and the claim was paid by any health benefit plan.
Effective:July 15, 2002
History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002.
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