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VT H0058
Bill
Status
1/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joshua Dobrovich
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AI Summary
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Requires the Agency of Human Services to provide Medicaid coverage for medically necessary play therapy services
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Limits eligible providers to those holding a play therapy credential (determined by Agency rule) who are also licensed as physicians specializing in psychiatry, psychologists, master's social workers, clinical mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, or psychoanalysts
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Defines play therapy as a therapeutic modality using toys, games, and role-playing to address cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and mental health challenges
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Takes effect July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
An act relating to Medicaid coverage for play therapy
Last Action
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services
1/22/2025