Bill > H941

This bill mandates that various insurance policies and plans in the Commonwealth must cover treatments for mitochondrial disease, a group of genetic disorders affecting energy production in cells. Specifically, it requires the Group Insurance Commission to provide coverage for active or retired state employees and their families, and it also mandates that any insurance policy, contract, agreement, plan, or certificate of insurance, including hospital service plans and medical service agreements, issued or renewed within the Commonwealth must cover these treatments. The bill clarifies that "treatment" includes the use of vitamin and nutritional supplements such as CoEnzyme Q10, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin K1, and L-Carnitine.