Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1006
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/11/2020           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Baxley) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 21 - 26
    4  and insert:
    5  provide coverage for hearing aids, as that term is defined in 21
    6  C.F.R. s. 801.420(a)(1), for children 21 years of age or younger
    7  who are diagnosed with hearing loss by a licensed physician or a
    8  licensed audiologist. Coverage for a hearing aid prescribed to a
    9  child younger than 18 years of age must require the hearing aid
   10  to be prescribed, fitted, and dispensed by a licensed physician
   11  or a licensed audiologist. Coverage for a hearing aid prescribed
   12  to a child between 18 and 21 years of age must require the
   13  hearing aid to be fitted and dispensed by a licensed physician,
   14  a licensed audiologist, or a licensed hearing aid specialist.