BILL AS INTRODUCED H.271
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VT LEG #380775 v.1
H.271 1
SHORT FORM 2
Introduced by Representatives Cordes of Bristol and Krasnow of South 3
Burlington 4
Referred to Committee on 5
Date: 6
Subject: Health; health insurance; Medicaid; physical therapy 7
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to prohibit 8
health insurance plans and Vermont Medicaid from requiring a clinician’s 9
referral or a signed care plan in order to provide coverage of or reimbursement 10
for physical therapy services. The bill would prohibit a health insurance plan 11
from imposing a co-payment or coinsurance requirement on a covered 12
individual for services provided by a physical therapist or physical therapist 13
assistant that exceeds the co-payment or coinsurance requirement that would 14
apply if the covered individual received services from a primary care provider 15
for the same or a similar health condition. The bill would also increase 16
Medicaid reimbursement rates for physical therapy services by 10 percent over 17
the course of two years. 18
An act relating to health insurance and Medicaid coverage for physical 19
therapy services 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.271
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VT LEG #380775 v.1
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 1
(TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS) 2