Committee advances bill to expand prosthetic coverage to young adults

Chair opened a work session on Senate Bill 408, a proposal to expand health-insurance coverage for prosthetic devices. Representative Sweeney moved the committee to recommend the bill, and Representative Carol McGuire seconded the motion.

"It simply expands prosthetic device insurance coverage from children to individuals 19," Representative Sweeney said, noting that the Legislative Budget Assistant (LBA) estimated an increase in state expenditures and general fund revenue beginning in fiscal 2028.

Sweeney and supporters described the bill as closing a coverage gap by allowing individuals up to age 19 to receive activity-specific prosthetic devices, with coverage limits of one device every five years. The sponsor said the policy committee had supported the measure unanimously and that it had been on the consent calendar in the House.

After brief discussion and no substantive objections, the committee moved the bill into an executive session for a roll-call vote. The clerk announced the result as 9–0 in favor of recommending passage (OTP).

The committee closed the executive session and advanced SB 408 to the next stage of the legislative process.