PRINTER'S NO. 1423
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1098
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY KEARNEY, SANTARSIERO, FONTANA, STREET, MUTH,
CAPPELLETTI, TARTAGLIONE, COSTA, KANE, COMITTA AND HAYWOOD,
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
REFERRED TO BANKING AND INSURANCE, FEBRUARY 23, 2022
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), entitled "An
act relating to insurance; amending, revising, and
consolidating the law providing for the incorporation of
insurance companies, and the regulation, supervision, and
protection of home and foreign insurance companies, Lloyds
associations, reciprocal and inter-insurance exchanges, and
fire insurance rating bureaus, and the regulation and
supervision of insurance carried by such companies,
associations, and exchanges, including insurance carried by
the State Workmen's Insurance Fund; providing penalties; and
repealing existing laws," in casualty insurance, providing
for coverage for eating disorder treatment.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known
as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 635.8. Coverage for Eating Disorder Treatment.--(a)
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all health
insurance policies as defined in this section shall provide
coverage for treatment of eating disorders, which shall include
inpatient hospitalization, partial hospitalization, residential
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