Pennsylvania Act 2025-8 — MEDICAL FOODS INSURANCE COVERAGE ACT - DECLARATION OF POLICY

Act text

Session of 2025

No. 2025-8

HB 211

AN ACT

Amending the act of December 20, 1996 (P.L.1492, No.191), entitled "An act providing for certain health insurance policies to cover the cost of formulas necessary for the treatment of phenylketonuria and other disorders," further providing for declaration of policy.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 2(2) of the act of December 20, 1996 (P.L.1492, No.191), known as the Medical Foods Insurance Coverage Act, is amended to read:

Section 2. Declaration of policy.

The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

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(2) Lacking in these aminoacidopathies is the body's ability to process or metabolize amino acids, and, if left untreated or without proper therapeutic management, these disorders cause severe [mental retardation] intellectual disabilities and chronic physical disabilities.

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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

APPROVED--The 30th day of June, A.D. 2025.

JOSH SHAPIRO