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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9975 

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study 

on insurance coverage of dyspraxia/developmental coordination disorder. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 11, 2024 

Mr. LAWLER (for himself and Mr. GOTTHEIMER) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 

addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 

conduct a study on insurance coverage of dyspraxia/developmental coordination disorder. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gabriel Rosenberg 

5 Dyspraxia/DCD Coverage Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STUDY ON INSURANCE COVERAGE OF DYSPRAXIA/ 

2 DCD. 

3 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 

4 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

5 shall conduct a study and submit to Congress a report 

6 on coverage of items and services relating to the treatment 

7 of dyspraxia/developmental coordination disorder 

8 (‘‘DCD’’) under group health plans (as defined in section 

9 2791 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg– 

10 91)), group and individual health insurance coverage (as 

11 so defined), Federal health care programs (as defined in 

12 section 1128B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

13 1320a–7b)), and the program established under chapter 

14 89 of title 5, United States Code. Such report shall include 

15 the following: 

16 (1) Whether any coverage is provided for such 

17 items and services under the Medicare program. 

18 (2) With respect to each State, whether such 

19 State provides for any coverage of such items and 

20 services under the State’s Medicaid program. 

21 (3) With respect to Federal health care pro22 grams not described in paragraph (1) or (2), wheth23 er coverage for such items and services is provided 

24 under such programs. 


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1 (4) The extent to which coverage for such items 

2 and services is provided under group health plans 

3 and group and individual health insurance coverage. 

4 (5) What types of such items and services are 

5 generally covered when coverage for such items and 

6 services is available. 

7 (6) Any age cutoffs that are imposed with re8 spect to coverage of such items and services when 

9 such coverage is provided. 

10 (7) Barriers to coverage of such items and serv11 ices (such as a lack of providers of such items and 

12 services). 

13 (8) Whether group health plans and group and 

14 individual health insurance coverage are generally in 

15 compliance with the requirements of section 2726 of 

16 the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg– 

17 26). 

18 (9) Whether children with dyspraxia/DCD fail 

19 to meet the diagnosis criteria for such disorder once 

20 becoming adults and therefore lose coverage for such 

21 items and services. 

22 (10) Recommendations as to whether the Cen23 ters for Medicare & Medicaid Services should issue 

24 guidance regarding coverage of such items and serv25 ices under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. 


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1 (11) Recommendations on how group health 

2 plans and group and individuals health insurance 

3 coverage may provide better coverage for such items 

4 and services. 

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