Restricts certain billing practices for early intervention program services.

This bill (A 492) prevents health care providers from billing parents or guardians for early intervention services more than one year after those services were provided, and stops them from trying to collect payments on overdue bills. It allows providers to always seek payment from insurance companies, but prohibits billing parents for the remaining balance if insurance denies or partially pays a claim submitted over one year after the service was delivered, or if the claim was submitted within one year but over 18 months had passed since the service. The bill directly affects families of infants and toddlers (birth to age 2) receiving early intervention services for developmental delays or disabilities. It aims to prevent unexpected financial burdens on parents who might otherwise face late billing after their child has exited the program.