Illinois HB3325 mandates coverage for speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering in health insurance policies and managed care plans.

HB3325 requires health insurance policies and managed care plans to cover habilitative and rehabilitative speech therapy for stuttering, effective January 1, 2027. Habilitative services help individuals maintain, learn, or improve skills and functioning for daily living, while rehabilitative services help restore lost or impaired skills. The coverage must comply with specific Illinois Insurance Code provisions and cannot be subject to maximum annual benefit limits or restrictions on the number of visits.

Illinois HB3325 mandates coverage for speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering in health insurance policies and managed care plans.

HB3325 requires health insurance policies and managed care plans to cover habilitative and rehabilitative speech therapy for stuttering, effective January 1, 2027. Habilitative services help individuals maintain, learn, or improve skills and functioning for daily living, while rehabilitative services help restore lost or impaired skills. The coverage must comply with specific Illinois Insurance Code provisions and cannot be subject to maximum annual benefit limits or restrictions on the number of visits.