Pennsylvania HB949 mandates health insurance policies to cover habilitative and rehabilitative speech therapy for childhood stuttering and apraxia.
Pennsylvania HB949 amends the Insurance Company Law of 1921 to require health insurance policies offered, issued, or renewed in the state to cover habilitative and rehabilitative speech therapy for childhood stuttering and apraxia. Habilitative speech therapy helps individuals maintain, learn, or improve skills and functioning for daily living, while rehabilitative speech therapy aids in restoring or improving lost or impaired skills. The coverage is subject to the terms and conditions of the health insurance policy, including medical necessity, cost-sharing, and utilization review.
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