PA SB901

Insurers must provide policyholders with a bi-annual notice (twice per calendar year) explaining their coverage for addiction treatment services, including detoxification, residential rehabilitation, outpatient care, partial hospitalization, and halfway houses.

Notices must be no more than two pages, written in nontechnical language, and include information on lengths of stay, how to access services, appeal/grievance processes, and available public funding options.

The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs must review and approve all notices for clarity and accuracy, with input from the Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations Alliance, service providers, and parent groups.

Insurers that fail to comply with the bi-annual notice requirement face fines or other administrative penalties determined by the Insurance Department.

The act takes effect immediately upon enactment and amends Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes by adding Chapter 41.