Bill > S502

This bill aims to improve access to brain injury treatment by requiring health insurance plans in Massachusetts to cover medically necessary treatment related to acquired brain injuries. The key provisions include: - Defining various types of brain injury-related therapies and services that must be covered, such as cognitive rehabilitation therapy, neurocognitive therapy, neurofeedback therapy, and post-acute residential treatment. - Prohibiting lifetime or unreasonable annual limits on the number of days or sessions of these treatment services. - Requiring insurance plans to provide adequate training to personnel responsible for authorizing or reviewing coverage for these services, in consultation with the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts. - Specifying that individual practitioners and treatment facilities must be qualified to provide acute and post-acute brain injury rehabilitation services through appropriate licenses, accreditation, and experience. Overall, the bill seeks to ensure that individuals with acquired brain injuries have access to a comprehensive range of medically necessary treatments and therapies to aid in their recovery and reintegration into their communities.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S502