HB4924ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Rosemary Mulligan

Filed: 3/16/2010

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4924

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4924 on page 1, by replacing line 11 through line 14 with the following: "96th General Assembly must provide coverage for an operation, either monaurally or binaurally, to implant cochlear implants and cochlear devices, including all internal and external components, and provide post-treatment services, including, but not limited to, programming, troubleshooting, repairs, replacement components, such as external speech processors, microphones, coils, headsets, cables, and batteries, FM systems, auditory training, aural rehabilitation, and speech therapy for children identified by 18 years of age as having hearing impairment to the degree that they would benefit from implantation. These services must be provided by a speech pathologist, audiologist, or physician licensed to practice in this State.".