Coverage for Newborn Hearing Loss Screening

On April 6, 2022, Gov. DeSantis signed SB 292 into law. As background, Florida law currently requires group health insurance policies to provide coverage for a screening to detect hearing loss in newborns. The test must be administered prior to discharge from the hospital or other facility.

The new law, effective January 1, 2023, will require group health insurance policies to provide additional testing to newborns who fail the initial screening. Policies must cover testing to screen for congenital cytomegalovirus within 21 days from birth or prior to hospital discharge, whichever occurs earlier.

Employer plan sponsors should work with their insurers to understand the changes and communicate to participants accordingly.

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