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HB 109                                                                                            
The Health, Education & Social Services 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 Wilson, Chair, with the                                     
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    
Do pass (5):  Cissna, Anderson, McGuire, Seaton, Wilson                                             
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (2):  Gardner, Kohring                                                            
                                                                                                    

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The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 109(L&C):                                                
                                                                                                    
1.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Education & Early Development                                           
                                                                                                    
HB 109 was referred to the Finance Committee.