| Vote Recommendation | Economic Freedom | Property Rights | Personal Responsibility | Limited Government | Individual Liberty |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for early childhood
intervention services.
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB 1635, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2021.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of
funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
HB 1635 would require private insurance providers to cover certain services for children with developmental disabilities under the Early Childhood Intervention program, such as speech therapy and specialized skills training among others. The bill additionally provides for an annual coverage limit of $9,000, including case management costs for each child and requires the child to exhaust available coverage under statutory provisions relating to the coverage of certain therapies before receiving early childhood intervention benefits provided by the state.