MA S616

Bill

Providing health insurance coverage for cochlear and auditory osseointegrated implants in children

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide health insurance coverage for cochlear and auditory osseointegrated implants in children. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill aims to expand health insurance coverage in Massachusetts to include cochlear and auditory osseointegrated implants for children, as well as associated surgical, programming, and rehabilitative services. Specifically, it requires MassHealth (the state's Medicaid program), private individual and group insurance plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for these implants and related services for children up to age 26. The bill designates these implants as "implantable prosthetic devices" for the purposes of insurance coverage.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (5)

Jim Arciero (D), Mike Barrett (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Sean Garballey (D), Paul Heroux (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2535 (on 05/31/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S616

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S616
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S616.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H109	Providing for enhanced protection of children and investigation of abuse and neglect allegations	No further action taken	Similar To
H187	Relative to the sale of children’s jewelry	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H2216	Improving the children's medical security program and simplifying the administrative process	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H3715	Establishing a sick leave bank for Alison Dejordy, an employee of the Department of Children and Families	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H3740	Relative to language opportunity for our kids	Reported by H4032	Similar To
H3929	Establishing a sick leave bank for Brenda Fitzgerald-Mello, an employee of the Department of Children and Families	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H4968	Establishing a sick leave bank for Peter Hayes, an employee of the Department of Children and Families	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 390 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4973	Designating the children’s pool at the Philip J. Weihn memorial pool as the Liberty M. Arnold-Simon Memorial Children’s Pool	Accompanied a new draft, see H4994	Similar To
H796	Clarifying the removal statute	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H927	Providing visitation rights for great-grandparents	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H934	Relative to unborn children	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H981	Relative to child testimony	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1273	Requiring protection for the continuous skilled care of fragile children in the Commonwealth	New draft substituted, see S2643	Similar To
S2070	For language opportunity for our kids	Accompanied H3740	Similar To
S2100	Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2125	Similar Bills	See H3740	Similar To
S2259	Improving augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities	Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2535	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financing and delivery of health care	Reported (in part) by S1256	Replaced by
S289	Improving augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities	Accompanied a new draft, see S2259	Similar To
S647	Ensuring continued health insurance coverage for children	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S701	Relative to breaking generational cycles of poverty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S950	Relative to sexually violent predators	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H109

Providing for enhanced protection of children and investigation of abuse and neglect allegations

No further action taken

Similar To

H187

Relative to the sale of children’s jewelry

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H2216

Improving the children's medical security program and simplifying the administrative process

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H3715

Establishing a sick leave bank for Alison Dejordy, an employee of the Department of Children and Families

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 45 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

H3740

Relative to language opportunity for our kids

Reported by H4032

Similar To

H3929

Establishing a sick leave bank for Brenda Fitzgerald-Mello, an employee of the Department of Children and Families

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H4968

Establishing a sick leave bank for Peter Hayes, an employee of the Department of Children and Families

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 390 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4973

Designating the children’s pool at the Philip J. Weihn memorial pool as the Liberty M. Arnold-Simon Memorial Children’s Pool

Accompanied a new draft, see H4994

Similar To

H796

Clarifying the removal statute

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H927

Providing visitation rights for great-grandparents

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H934

Relative to unborn children

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H981

Relative to child testimony

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1273

Requiring protection for the continuous skilled care of fragile children in the Commonwealth

New draft substituted, see S2643

Similar To

S2070

For language opportunity for our kids

Accompanied H3740

Similar To

S2100

Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2125

Similar Bills

See H3740

Similar To

S2259

Improving augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities

Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2535

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financing and delivery of health care

Reported (in part) by S1256

Replaced by

S289

Improving augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities

Accompanied a new draft, see S2259

Similar To

S647

Ensuring continued health insurance coverage for children

Accompanied a study order, see S2535

Similar To

S701

Relative to breaking generational cycles of poverty

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S950

Relative to sexually violent predators

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

Similar To

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