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Committee backs bill to prevent arbitrary limits on brain‑injury rehabilitation
Summary
HB15‑83, as amended, would remove arbitrary insurer time caps on rehabilitation for acquired brain injury and require flexible, medically appropriate treatment; testimony from physicians and multiple families recounted long insurer denials, expensive out‑of‑pocket care and better outcomes from early intensive rehab.
Representative Bentley presented two amendments and the amended HB15‑83 to require health plans to allow rehabilitation for acquired brain injury that is tailored to patients’ clinical needs rather than fixed arbitrary timelines set by insurers. Bentley said the changes were made in coordination with the Department of Human Services and emphasized that insurers should not cut off therapy based solely on a preset session limit.
Dr. Danny Bircher, director of the brain‑injury program at UAMS,…
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