[AMP-L] Insurance Coverage for Amputees: 2023 Legislation Tracker

[Wayne Renardson]

via Ampitude:

Arkansas has joined New Mexico in passing So Kids Can Move 
legislation through both houses of its state legislature. On April 5, 
Arkansas HB 1252 passed the state senate 30-1, with a key amendment 
to the original bill: The senate version limits coverage of 
recreational prostheses to K-3 and K-4 amputees. The bill then went 
back to the house, as amended, and passed there 95-0 on April 6. (The 
original version had passed 89-7 on March 27.) Gov. Sarah Huckabee 
Sanders signed the bill into law on April 13.  

New Mexico´s governor formally signed the "So New Mexicans Can Move" 
bill on April 7. New Mexico now boasts the most comprehensive 
prosthetic coverage in the nation. Kudos to AOPA, the Amputee 
Coalition, and above all to Kyle Stepp and Laura Lewis, the two 
citizens who championed the bill at the grassroots level. What an 
incredible achievement. If you´re not familiar with the bill, get all 
the deets here. Our May edition will have complete coverage of this  
landmark legislation.

The rest of the story, with photo, here:

https://tinyurl.com/2xqxljfy

Wayne R.