Panel tables bill to clarify speech‑therapy coverage for stuttering
HB 64, intended to ensure speech therapy for stuttering is covered by plans that already include habilitative/rehabilitative services and to remove inappropriate limits, was laid on the table 9–0 for HERC review amid stakeholder discussion of caps and utilization rules.
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Delegate Cole presented HB 64, saying it clarifies that health plans that already include habilitative and rehabilitative services must cover speech therapy when used to treat stuttering, remove inappropriate limits such as annual visit caps and restrict prior‑authorization and narrow medical‑necessity barriers.
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