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Rep. Dobrevich urges committee to make play therapy a reimbursable Medicaid service
Summary
Representative Joshua Dobrevich introduced a two-page bill (referred to as Age 58 in testimony) to add play therapy to Vermont Medicaid’s reimbursable services, citing audit clawbacks and inconsistent guidance from the Department of Vermont Health Access.
Representative Joshua Dobrevich asked the House Human Services Committee to take up “Age 58,” a two-page bill to add play therapy to Vermont Medicaid’s reimbursable services.
Dobrevich said the change would close a gap flagged by a Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) audit that has led to providers being clawed back payments. “Therapists across [the] state are foregoing the use of, or being penalized for using play therapy,” Dobrevich said, and added that the bill would “clarify coverage, support evidence-based care, and stand out for Vermonters who deserve better.”
The bill would add play therapy to the Agency of Human Services’ health care administrative rules as a…
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