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Senate advances bill requiring insurance support for rare metabolic disorders
Summary
On Feb. 5 the Utah Senate advanced Substitute House Bill 205 to the third-reading calendar after debate; sponsor Sen. Steele said the bill would require insurance coverage and dietetic support for certain metabolic disorders that affect about 1 in 10,000 births. The measure passed the roll call, 18–8, with three absent.
Sen. Steele said Substitute House Bill 205 would require insurers to cover medical and dietary support for infants and children with certain metabolic disorders, noting “there are about 1 in 10000 births that are affected by a disease … that causes essential amino acids … to be altered.” The bill’s sponsor told the chamber the coverage includes dietetic support to…
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