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Hearing Loss Testing Act of 1995

Introduced: January 4, 1995 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 6, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 7, 1995
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 3, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 396: Hearing Loss Testing Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-396/
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