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IN HB1459

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/15/2019

Primary Sponsor

John Young

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends IC 27-8-5.6-2 to expand required insurance coverage for newborns with cleft lip and cleft palate to explicitly include occupational therapy and speech therapy
  • Applies to all individual and group accident and sickness insurance policies that cover newborn children
  • Existing law already required coverage for medical, dental, orthodontic, and oral surgery treatment for cleft lip and cleft palate management
  • Applies to policies issued, entered into, amended, or renewed after June 30, 2019
  • Effective date of July 1, 2019

Legislative Description

Coverage of cleft lip and cleft palate management. Specifies that currently required coverage for newly born children related to management of cleft lip and cleft palate includes occupational therapy and speech therapy.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance

1/15/2019

Committee Referrals

Insurance1/15/2019

Full Bill Text

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