An Act promoting consumer choice in health care

This bill requires health insurers to reimburse licensed athletic trainers (with a physician referral) for covered services within their scope of practice, on the same basis as other providers. It ensures athletic trainers cannot be denied coverage for services that the insurer already covers for other healthcare professionals. Insurers may still apply standard cost-sharing (like deductibles or copays) and utilization reviews, but these cannot be more restrictive for athletic trainer services than for comparable services from other providers. The law directly affects health insurers and licensed athletic trainers, expanding patient access to athletic training services without altering coverage for specific medical conditions or limited benefit plans.