2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB1355: Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Hearing Aids

Legislative Summary

Altering the circumstances under which certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations are required to provide coverage for medically appropriate and necessary hearing aids for adults to require coverage if the hearing aid is ordered, fitted, and dispensed by a licensed hearing aid dispenser.

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Bill History

2/7/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Hearing 3/11 at 2:45 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (136-2)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/24/2025
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
3/25/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Senate
3/31/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/1/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
136
Yea
2
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/1/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/15/202584.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/9/202583.5 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197043.9 KB
Vote Image
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