Florida H0785 would mandate coverage for habilitative and rehabilitative services and devices for treating stuttering, including speech therapy.

Florida H0785 would require Medicaid and health insurance policies to cover habilitative and rehabilitative services and devices for treating stuttering, including speech therapy, without limits on visits or conditions. Habilitative services and devices help a person learn, maintain, or improve skills and functioning for daily living, while rehabilitative services and devices maintain or enhance current functioning if there is a possibility of improvement or reversal of impairment.

Florida H0785 would mandate coverage for habilitative and rehabilitative services and devices for treating stuttering, including speech therapy.

Florida H0785 would require Medicaid and health insurance policies to cover habilitative and rehabilitative services and devices for treating stuttering, including speech therapy, without limits on visits or conditions. Habilitative services and devices help a person learn, maintain, or improve skills and functioning for daily living, while rehabilitative services and devices maintain or enhance current functioning if there is a possibility of improvement or reversal of impairment.