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HB211 • 2025

An Act amending the act of December 20, 1996 (P.L.1492, No.191), known as the Medical Foods Insurance Coverage Act, further providing for declaration of policy.

An Act amending the act of December 20, 1996 (P.L.1492, No.191), known as the Medical Foods Insurance Coverage Act, further providing for declaration of policy.

Healthcare
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
WARREN
Last action
2025-07-01
Official status
Act No. 8 of 2025, June 30, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act amending the act of December 20, 1996 (P.L.1492, No.191), known as the Medical Foods Insurance Coverage Act, further providing for declaration of policy.

An Act amending the act of December 20, 1996 (P.L.1492, No.191), known as the Medical Foods Insurance Coverage Act, further providing for declaration of policy.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending the act of December 20, 1996 (P.L.1492, No.191), known as the Medical Foods Insurance Coverage Act, further providing for declaration of policy.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-01 E

    Approved by the Governor, June 30, 2025

  2. 2025-07-01 E

    Act No. 8 of 2025, June 30, 2025

  3. 2025-06-30 H

    Signed in House, June 30, 2025

  4. 2025-06-30 S

    Signed in Senate, June 30, 2025

  5. 2025-06-30 E

    Presented to the Governor, June 30, 2025

  6. 2025-06-26 S

    Third consideration and final passage, June 26, 2025 (50-0)

  7. 2025-06-25 S

    Second consideration, June 25, 2025

  8. 2025-06-25 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 25, 2025

  9. 2025-06-25 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-reported as committed, June 25, 2025

  10. 2025-06-24 BANKING AND INSURANCE

    Reported as committed, June 24, 2025

  11. 2025-06-24 S

    First consideration, June 24, 2025

  12. 2025-02-20 S

    In the Senate

  13. 2025-02-20 BANKING AND INSURANCE

    Referred to BANKING AND INSURANCE, Feb. 20, 2025

  14. 2025-02-04 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-reported as committed, Feb. 4, 2025

  15. 2025-02-04 H

    Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 4, 2025 (202-0)

  16. 2025-02-03 H

    Second consideration, Feb. 3, 2025

  17. 2025-02-03 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 3, 2025

  18. 2025-01-29 INSURANCE

    Reported as committed, Jan. 29, 2025

  19. 2025-01-29 H

    First consideration, Jan. 29, 2025

  20. 2025-01-29 H

    Laid on the table, Jan. 29, 2025

  21. 2025-01-29 H

    Removed from table, Jan. 29, 2025

  22. 2025-01-17 INSURANCE

    Referred to INSURANCE, Jan. 17, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending the act of December 20, 1996 (P.L.1492, No.191), known as the Medical Foods Insurance Coverage Act, further providing for declaration of policy.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 148
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 211
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY WARREN, PICKETT, VENKAT, VITALI, KHAN, OLSOMMER,
SANCHEZ, SAPPEY, SAMUELSON, MALAGARI, KENYATTA, DONAHUE,
BURGOS, NEILSON, BRENNAN, HILL-EVANS, GALLAGHER, SCHLOSSBERG
AND DALEY, JANUARY 17, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, JANUARY 17, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 20, 1996 (P.L.1492, No.191),
entitled "An act providing for certain health insurance
policies to cover the cost of formulas necessary for the
treatment of phenylketonuria and other disorders," further
providing for declaration of policy.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2(2) of the act of December 20, 1996
(P.L.1492, No.191), known as the Medical Foods Insurance
Coverage Act, is amended to read:
Section 2. Declaration of policy.
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
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(2) Lacking in these aminoacidopathies is the body's
ability to process or metabolize amino acids, and, if left
untreated or without proper therapeutic management, these
disorders cause severe [mental retardation] intellectual
disabilities and chronic physical disabilities.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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