INS CD-STUTTERING COVERAGE

From the Legislature

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning habilitative services for children, provides that, for any child under 19 years of age with an early acquired disorder that is diagnosed as a speech-language disorder, including stuttering, the required coverage shall include rehabilitative services in addition to habilitative services. Amends the Limited Health Service Organization Act to require coverage under that Act. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, subject to federal approval, for services beginning on and after July 1, 2026, the medical assistance program shall provide coverage for medically necessary rehabilitative and habilitative services for individuals under the age of 21 with an early acquired disorder that is diagnosed as a speech-language disorder, including stuttering. Effective July 1, 2026, except that provisions amending the Illinois Insurance Code and the Limited Health Service Organization Act are effective January 1, 2028.