An Act relative to access to care for Ehler Danlos syndrome patients

This bill requires health insurance plans in Massachusetts to cover physical therapy for patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. It mandates that insurance policies provide coverage for preventative, ongoing maintenance, and acute treatment when a physician determines the therapy is medically necessary. The legislation also ensures that these treatments cannot be denied simply because they are considered unproven, experimental, or investigational. By amending multiple sections of state law, the bill applies to various types of insurance, including those for state employees, individual plans, and group hospital services.