Hearing Loss Testing Act of 1991
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 11, 1991)
Hearing Loss Testing Act of 1991 - Requires each health insurance policy, including contracts for coverage by health maintenance organizations, which provides for any benefits with respect to a newborn to include coverage for newborn hearing loss testing.
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to add newborn hearing loss testing to the definition of screening services.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide for such a grant or other program as necessary to assure that all newborns in the United States are tested for hearing loss at the time of birth; and (2) establish uniform standards for testing under this Act. Authorize appropriations.
What just happenedApr 22, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Apr 22, 1991CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Apr 22, 1991CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness Subcommittee - Apr 11, 1991IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Apr 11, 1991IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 11, 1991IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House