Sec. 38a-516b. Coverage for hearing aids for children twelve and under. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 38a-516b. Coverage for hearing aids for children twelve and under. Each group health insurance policy providing coverage of the type specified in subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (11) and (12) of section 38a-469 delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state on or after October 1, 2001, shall provide coverage for hearing aids for children twelve years of age or younger. Such hearing aids shall be considered durable medical equipment under the policy and the policy may limit the hearing aid benefit to one thousand dollars within a twenty-four-month period.

      (P.A. 01-171, S. 16.)

      See Sec. 38a-490b for similar provisions re individual policies.