44-5003.

Terms, defined.

For purposes of the Children of Nebraska Hearing Aid Act:

(1) Health insurance plan means a plan which includes dependent coverage for an insured child and which is delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, extended, or modified in this state. Health insurance plan includes any such group or individual sickness and accident insurance policy, health maintenance organization contract, subscriber contract, employee medical, surgical, or hospital care benefit plan, or self-funded employee benefit plan to the extent not preempted by federal law. Health insurance plan also includes any policy, contract, or plan offered or administered by the state or its political subdivisions. Health insurance plan does not include a group health plan offered by a small employer as defined in section 44-5260 or a policy providing coverage for a specified disease, accident-only coverage, hospital indemnity coverage, disability income coverage, Medicare supplement coverage, long-term care coverage, or other limited-benefit coverage;

(2) Hearing aid means an ear level or bone conduction hearing device intended to aid or improve the sense of hearing for a person with a hearing impairment. The term includes all parts, replacement parts, parts for repair, tubing, and ear molds;

(3) Hearing impairment means a hearing impairment diagnosed by an otolaryngologist with an auditory assessment completed by a licensed audiologist; and

(4) Insured child means an individual who is covered by a health insurance plan and less than nineteen years of age.