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This bill requires health insurance policies in Massachusetts to provide benefits on a nondiscriminatory basis for medically necessary treatments required by a student's individualized education program, individualized family service plan, or the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. To access these benefits, school districts must obtain annual written informed consent from parents or legal guardians, and inform them that using private health coverage may affect their costs and the school's billing. The bill also prohibits school districts from requiring parents to use private health coverage for these services if it would cause financial hardship, and prohibits denying or delaying services if a family refuses to provide consent or a health plan refuses to pay. The bill applies to policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2022.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S641