Committee hears emotional testimony for bill to require insurance coverage for PANS/PANDAS
Lawmakers heard parents, a Stanford-affiliated physician and the Division of Insurance on HB292, which would require insurers (including Medicaid) to cover diagnosis and treatments for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders; the committee set an amendment deadline for April 23.
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Representative Julie Colom introduced HB292 on behalf of families who say insurance routinely denies care for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders known as PANS and PANDAS. Colom told the committee the bill would require coverage for prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment and add Medicaid language; staff read a sectional that adds a new AS 21.41 provision with an effective date of 01/01/2027.
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