Delaware § 3568 Newborn and infant hearing screening; coverage and reimbursement

Delaware Statutes

§ 3568 — Newborn and infant hearing screening; coverage and reimbursement

Delaware § 3568

JurisdictionDelaware

Title18

PartInsurance

Ch. 35GROUP AND BLANKET HEALTH INSURANCE

Subch.Provisions Applicable to Group and Blanket Health Insurance

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 18, § 3568 (2026).

Text

(a)Any group or blanket insurance health insurance policy which is delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, extended, or modified in this State by any health-care insurer and which provides coverage for a child shall be deemed to provide coverage for hearing loss screening tests of newborns and infants provided by a hospital before discharge.

(b)The amount of reimbursement for newborn or infant hearing screening provided under such a policy shall be consistent with reimbursement of other medical expenses under the policy, including the imposition of co-payment, coinsurance, deductible, or any dollar limit or other cost-sharing provisions otherwise applicable under the policy.

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(a) Any group or blanket insurance health insurance policy which is delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, extended, or modified in this State by any health-care insurer and which provides coverage for a child shall be deemed to provide coverage for hearing loss screening tests of newborns and infants provided by a hospital before discharge.

(b) The amount of reimbursement for newborn or infant hearing screening provided under such a policy shall be consistent with reimbursement of other medical expenses under the policy, including the imposition of co-payment, coinsurance, deductible, or any dollar limit or other cost-sharing provisions otherwise applicable under the policy.