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Senate adopts conference report on bill requiring coverage for amino-acid elemental formulas for infants and children
Summary
The Senate adopted the conference committee report for House Bill 467, which requires health-insurance coverage of amino-acid-based elemental formula for medically necessary infants and children; sponsors characterized the bill as a cleanup and restoration of germane floor language.
The Senate adopted the conference committee report on House Bill 467, a health-insurance coverage measure requiring coverage for amino-acid-based elemental formulas for infants and children when medically necessary.
Sponsor Senator Barrow presented the conference report and said the committee restored language the House had removed on the floor. "This is the bill that I actually offered up on behalf of Representative Hefferny regarding, baby formula," Senator Barrow said, noting the conference report accepted certain amendments and removed provisions that were not germane. The Senate adopted the conference committee report by recorded vote; the clerk announced 34 yeas and 0 nays.
Why it matters: The statute requires insurers to cover medically necessary amino-acid-based elemental formulas, which are used for certain medically fragile infants and children with specific nutritional needs. The conference report reconciles House and Senate floor changes and preserves the coverage requirement as presented.
The measure is now adopted consistent with the conference committee report; implementation depends on insurer compliance and the terms specified in the enacted statute.
