HR 396
104th Congress
House
Health
Birth defects
Child health
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Health insurance
Hearing disorders
Infants
Medicaid
Medical screening
Medical tests
Medicare
Public assistance programs
Social Welfare
Standards
Hearing Loss Testing Act of 1995
Introduced: January 4, 1995
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jan 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jan 4, 1995
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Hearing Loss Testing Act of 1995 - 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 Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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