2005-02-09                     House Journal                      Page 0264
HB 109                                                                                            
The Labor & Commerce Committee has considered:                                                      
                                                                                                    
     HOUSE BILL NO. 109                                                                             
     "An Act relating to establishing a screening, tracking, and                                    
     intervention program related to the hearing ability of newborns                                
     and infants; providing an exemption to licensure as an audiologist                             
     for certain persons performing hearing screening tests; relating to                            
     insurance coverage for newborn and infant hearing screening; and                               
     providing for an effective date."                                                              
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 109(L&C)                                                                 
     "An Act relating to establishing a screening, tracking, and                                    
     intervention program related to the hearing ability of newborns                                
     and infants; providing an exemption to licensure as an audiologist                             
     for certain persons performing hearing screening; relating to                                  
     insurance coverage for newborn and infant hearing screening; and                               
     providing for an effective date."                                                              
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representative Anderson, Chair, with the                                   
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    
Do pass (5):  Lynn, LeDoux, Guttenberg, Crawford, Anderson                                          
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (1):  Rokeberg                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 109(L&C):                                                
                                                                                                    
1.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Education & Early Development                                           
                                                                                                    
HB 109 was referred to the Health, Education & Social Services                                      
Committee.