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Committee advances bill to require insurance coverage for power wheelchair standing systems
Summary
Senate File 974, which would require coverage of power standing systems as a component of complex rehab power wheelchairs when medically necessary, was recommended to pass after extensive testimony from clinicians, suppliers and patients.
The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee recommended passage of Senate File 974 on March 6, instructing that it be referred to the Health and Human Services Committee. The bill, introduced by Senator Mann, would require coverage of power standing systems — a motorized component of complex rehabilitation power wheelchairs that allows users to transition from sitting to standing — when prescribed by a licensed clinician and deemed medically necessary.
“Standing technology empowers people to be more engaged in daily life,”…
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