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HI SB1227
Bill
Status
1/24/2013
Primary Sponsor
Suzanne Chun Oakland
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AI Summary
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Requires insurance contracts and plans to provide coverage for rehabilitative therapies and services to treat brain injuries, including cognitive and neurocognitive therapy, neurobehavioral and neuropsychological testing, and community reintegration activities.
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Extends coverage period to twenty years from the date of injury, with a $300,000 lifetime cap on covered services.
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Effective date set for July 1, 2050, pending further legislative discussion.
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Addresses the significant rehabilitation needs of traumatic brain injury survivors, which the committees found to be a leading cause of death and disability among children and young adults.
Legislative Description
Mandated Coverage; Cognitive Rehabilitation; Brain Injury
Last Action
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2/15/2013