Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 44. Insurance § 44-5004. Health insurance plan; coverage required; items and services; exemption from act

(a) A hearing aid purchased from a licensed audiologist with the medical clearance from an otolaryngologist and costs related to dispensing such hearing aid;

(b) Evaluation for a hearing aid;

(c) Fitting of a hearing aid;

(d) Programming of a hearing aid;

(e) Probe microphone measurements for verification that hearing aid gain and output meet the prescribed targets;

(f) Hearing aid repairs;

(g) Follow-up adjustments, servicing, and maintenance of a hearing aid;

(h) Ear mold impressions;

(i) Ear molds; and

(j) Auditory rehabilitation and training.

(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the items and services listed in subsection (1) of this section shall be covered on a continual basis to the extent that benefits paid for such items and services during the immediately preceding forty-eight-month period have not exceeded three thousand dollars.

(b) Coverage pursuant to the act shall allow for the replacement of a hearing aid and the associated services within three months of the dispensing date if the hearing aid gain and output fail to meet prescribed targets or the hearing aid is unable to be repaired or adjusted. If an insured child uses a hearing aid on September 1, 2019, and the hearing aid has been deemed unrepairable or obsolete by the manufacturer of the device, the insured child shall be eligible to use the benefits required by the act towards the acquisition of a new hearing aid, parts, and associated services.

(c) Coverage provided to an insured child pursuant to the act shall be subject to the same deductible, copayment, and coinsurance as similar covered items and services under the health insurance plan.