[PA] HB2653: Providing for behavioral health care provider access; and imposing penalties.
Impact on your practice
Pennsylvania's HB2653 aims to improve behavioral health provider access with enforcement penalties. If passed, this could expand therapist network inclusion requirements, reduce insurance barriers to patient access, and create new compliance obligations for insurers.
Key facts
Pennsylvania HB2653 addresses behavioral health care provider access
Includes penalties for non-compliance with access requirements
Re-committed to Rules Committee as of June 2026
Likely mandates insurance network adequacy or direct access to behavioral health providers
States affected
Original source
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