HB3844 Summary

• Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide medical assistance coverage for diabetes education from certified diabetes education providers for children with Type 1 diabetes under age 18.

• Defines "certified diabetes education provider" as a professional certified under conditions approved by the American Association of Diabetes Educators or a successor organization.

• Defines "Type 1 diabetes" according to the meaning ascribed by the American Diabetes Association or any successor organization.

• Effective immediately upon enactment.