We urge the House Insurance Committee to vote favorably on HB 240 by Rep. Senfronia Thompson so children with serious emotional disturbance enrolled in private group health plans have access to medically necessary treatment — just like children accessing public mental health services.
Without child-specific provisions in the Texas Insurance Code, mental health coverage requirements and parity protections provided to adults enrolled in private group insurance plans are not extended to children with serious emotional disturbance.
