HB64
Health insurance; coverage for speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Jan. 23, 2026
House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
Chief Patron:
Joshua Cole (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Health insurance; coverage for speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering.
Requires health insurance carriers whose health care plans include coverage for habilitative services and rehabilitative services, as such terms are defined in the bill, to provide coverage for habilitative speech therapy and rehabilitative speech therapy, as such terms are defined in the bill, as a treatment for stuttering. The bill ... (More) provides that such coverage is not (i) subject to any maximum annual benefit limit, including any limits on the number of visits an insured may make to a speech-language pathologist; (ii) limited based on the type of disease, injury, disorder, or other medical condition that resulted in the stuttering; or (iii) subject to utilization review or utilization management requirements, including prior authorization or a determination that the habilitative or rehabilitative speech therapy services are medically necessary. The bill applies to health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on and after January 1, 2027. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/30/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101186D
- 12/30/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/15/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/19/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/19/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB64)
- 01/20/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
