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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Require Health Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids for Young Adults’
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 3 by striking out all of paragraph D (page 1, lines 12 and 13 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘D. From 19 to 26 years of age, who is covered under a policy or contract that is issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2015.’
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 3 by striking out all of paragraph D (page 2, lines 1 and 2 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘D. From 19 to 26 years of age, who is covered under a policy or contract that is issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2015.’
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 3 by striking out all of paragraph D (page 2, lines 26 and 27 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘D. From 19 to 26 years of age, who is covered under a policy or contract that is issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2015.’
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 6 (page 2, lines 28 to 30 in L.D.)
Amend the bill in section 7 in the 3rd line (page 2, line 33 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "2014" and inserting the following: '2015'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. It changes the title. The amendment requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for hearing aids for individuals 26 years of age and under. Under current law, coverage must be provided for individuals 18 years of age and under. The requirements apply to all policies, contracts and certificates issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2015.