Amendment #15 to H4743

Access to Acupuncture for Substance Use Disorder

Mr. Pignatelli of Lenox moves to amend the bill by adding the following sections:

"SECTION XXXX Chapter 32A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 17O the following section:

Section 17P. All individual or group accident and health insurance policies and health

service contracts delivered, issued or renewed by an insurer or nonprofit health service

corporation which provide benefits to individual subscribers and members within the commonwealth or to all group members having a principal place of employment within the

commonwealth shall provide benefits for acupuncture treatment for substance use disorders.

SECTION XXXX. Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 47II the following section:

Section 4JJ. All individual or group accident and health insurance policies and health

service contracts delivered, issued or renewed by an insurer or nonprofit health service

corporation which provide benefits to individual subscribers and members within the commonwealth or to all group members having a principal place of employment within the

commonwealth shall provide benefits for acupuncture treatment for substance use disorders.

SECTION XXXX. Chapter 176A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 8KK the following section:

Section 8LL. (a) Any contract between a subscriber and the corporation under an individual or group hospital service plan delivered, issued or renewed in the commonwealth shall provide as

benefits to all individual subscribers and members within the commonwealth and to all group

members having a principal place of employment within the commonwealth for acupuncture treatment for substance use disorders.

SECTION XXXX. Chapter 176B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 4KK the following section:

Section 4LL. (a) Any subscription certificate under an individual or group medical service

agreement delivered, issued or renewed in the commonwealth shall provide benefits to all

individual subscribers and members within the commonwealth and to all group members having a principal place of employment within the commonwealth for acupuncture treatment for pain and substance use disorders.

SECTION XXXX. Chapter 176G of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 4CC the following section:

Section 4DD. (a) Any group health maintenance contract shall provide coverage for acupuncture treatment for substance use disorders.

SECTION XXXX. Notwithstanding and general or special law to the contrary, the Center for Health Information and Analytics shall conduct an analysis of utilization, health care cost impact, and insurance premium impact related to acupuncture services by plans overseen by the division or insurance. The Center shall make a report of its findings to the governor, the speaker of the house, and the senate president no later than November 1, 2024."

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #15 to H4743

Access to Acupuncture for Substance Use Disorder