AB 871

This bill requires health insurance policies, known as disability insurance

policies in the statutes, and health plans that provide coverage of a child's outpatient

health care services, preventive treatments and services, or mental health services

to cover any cost sharing or other payments that are the responsibility of a parent

or legal guardian for services provided through the program of early intervention

services. The coverage requirement under the bill applies to individual and group

health insurance polices and plans, including defined network plans and voluntary

nonprofit health care plans operated by cooperative associations, and to health care

plans, including self-insured health plans offered by the state, cities, villages, towns,

counties, and school districts. The coverage requirement does not apply to health

insurance policies that cover only certain specified diseases other than mental health

conditions, health insurance policies or self-insured governmental or school district

health plans that provide only limited-scope dental or vision benefits, or Medicare

replacement or supplement policies.