Senate Bill 317 Printer's Number 251

PENNSYLVANIA, February 26 - PRINTER'S NO. 251

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

317

Session of

2025

INTRODUCED BY KEARNEY, SANTARSIERO, HAYWOOD, FONTANA, KANE AND

COSTA, FEBRUARY 26, 2025

REFERRED TO BANKING AND INSURANCE, FEBRUARY 26, 2025

AN ACT

Amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), entitled "An

act relating to insurance; amending, revising, and

consolidating the law providing for the incorporation of

insurance companies, and the regulation, supervision, and

protection of home and foreign insurance companies, Lloyds

associations, reciprocal and inter-insurance exchanges, and

fire insurance rating bureaus, and the regulation and

supervision of insurance carried by such companies,

associations, and exchanges, including insurance carried by

the State Workmen's Insurance Fund; providing penalties; and

repealing existing laws," in casualty insurance, providing

for coverage for eating disorder treatment.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known

as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, is amended by adding a

section to read:

Section 635.11. Coverage for Eating Disorder Treatment.--(a)

All health insurance policies shall provide coverage for

treatment of eating disorders, which shall include inpatient

hospitalization, partial hospitalization, residential treatment,

intensive outpatient treatment, follow up outpatient care,

counseling, medical nutrition therapy and nutrition therapy

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