Relating to coverage for the treatment of stuttering
HB 3090 requires health insurance policies in West Virginia to cover habilitative speech therapy for stuttering, starting July 1, 2025. It directly affects all health insurers offering coverage for speech therapy, mandating they cover both in-person and telehealth sessions without annual limits, prior authorization, or restrictions based on the cause of stuttering. The bill specifies that coverage must apply regardless of whether stuttering is developmental and prohibits limits on the number of therapy visits. This policy change ensures consistent access to speech therapy for individuals whose daily communication is impacted by stuttering.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2025
Last action Apr 8, 2025
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Committee Substitute
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Engrossed Committee Substitute
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Mar 28, 2025
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The bill version was updated from the 'Committee Substitute' to the 'Engrossed' version, indicating it has passed the committee stage and is ready for further legislative action. The substantive policy content, including the requirement for health plans to cover stuttering treatment and the list of new sections added to the Code, remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; this is a procedural update reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process.
TECHNICAL
The document title and version history were updated to reflect the bill's current status as the 'Engrossed Committee Substitute' instead of the previous 'Committee Substitute'.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 28, 2025
How they voted
87–4
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 100
Mar 28, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican91
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
8
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
To Finance
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass, with amendment, but first to Finance
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
To Health and Human Resources then Finance
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 242)
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
To House Banking and Insurance
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
To House Finance
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
To Finance
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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