Augmentative and alternative communication systems health insurance coverage required, and money appropriated.

Summary

The bill obligates Minnesota health insurance plans to pay for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems and the habilitation services needed to use them when a physician deems them medically necessary. It creates a reimbursement program administered by the commissioner of commerce to offset insurers' added costs and appropriates money each fiscal year for those payments. The legislation also amends the existing medical‑supplies statute.

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