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HI SB1227

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2013

Primary Sponsor

Suzanne Chun Oakland

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • Extends coverage period to twenty years from the date of injury, with a $300,000 lifetime cap on covered services.

  • Effective date set for July 1, 2050, pending further legislative discussion.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/15/2013
Health1/28/2013

Full Bill Text

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