HR 419
103th Congress
House
Health
Birth defects
Child health
Federal aid to child health services
Health insurance
Hearing disorders
Infants
Medicaid
Medical screening
Medical tests
Public assistance programs
Standards
Hearing Loss Testing Act of 1993
Introduced: January 5, 1993
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 3, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Feb 3, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Hearing Loss Testing Act of 1993 - Requires: (1) every newborn to be tested for hearing loss at birth; (2) uniform testing standards; and (3) each health insurance policy providing newborn coverage to cover such testing.
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to add newborn hearing loss testing to the definition of screening services.
Provides for a grant or other program to assure that all newborns are tested. Authorizes appropriations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.