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LD167 • 2025

An Act to Provide 2 Hearing Aids to MaineCare Members with Diagnosed Hearing Loss

An Act to Provide 2 Hearing Aids to MaineCare Members with Diagnosed Hearing Loss

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Anne Graham
Last action
2025-07-01
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Provide 2 Hearing Aids to MaineCare Members with Diagnosed Hearing Loss

An Act to Provide 2 Hearing Aids to MaineCare Members with Diagnosed Hearing Loss Sponsor: Representative Anne Graham Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Provide 2 Hearing Aids to MaineCare Members with Diagnosed Hearing Loss Sponsor: Representative Anne Graham Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0188(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0188(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 167 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.
Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0188(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0188(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 167 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-01 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-25 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-25 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-16 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-04-24 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-24 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-01-14 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Provide 2 Hearing Aids to MaineCare Members with Diagnosed Hearing Loss
Sponsor:
Representative Anne Graham
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0188(06)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 100 - L.D. 167
An Act to Provide 2 Hearing Aids to MaineCare Members with Diagnosed
Hearing Loss
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3174-ZZ, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 237, §1, is
amended to read:
2. Required reimbursement. The department shall provide reimbursement for a
hearing aid for one each hearing-impaired ear of an individual enrolled in the MaineCare
program in accordance with the following requirements:
A. The hearing loss must be documented by a primary care provider or an audiologist
licensed pursuant to Title 32, chapter 137;
B. The hearing aid must be provided by an audiologist or a hearing aid dealer licensed
pursuant to Title 32, chapter 137; and
C. The hearing loss must meet the requirements established by the department in rule
regarding the individual's severity of hearing loss.
The department shall provide reimbursement for a hearing aid for the 2nd hearing-impaired
ear of an individual enrolled in the MaineCare program if the individual meets requirements
established by the department by rule regarding the individual's severity of hearing loss,
enrollment in school, enrollment in vocational training, employment needs or the needs
identified by a primary care provider.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
Initiative: Provides funding for reimbursement for bilateral hearing aids for MaineCare
members with diagnosed hearing loss.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $102,946
APPROVED
JULY 1, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
446
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR0188(06)
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $102,946

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $218,379
__________ __________
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL $0 $218,379
Sec. 3. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026.