I 
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 Ac-
countability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct a study on insurance coverage of dyspraxia/de-
velopmental coordination disorder. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gabriel Rosenberg 
Dyspraxia/DCD Coverage Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STUDY ON INSURANCE COVERAGE OF DYSPRAXIA/ 
DCD. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study and submit to Congress a report 
on coverage of items and services relating to the treatment 
of 
dyspraxia/developmental 
coordination 
disorder 
(‘‘DCD’’) under group health plans (as defined in section 
2791 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg– 
91)), group and individual health insurance coverage (as 
so defined), Federal health care programs (as defined in 
section 1128B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320a–7b)), and the program established under chapter 
89 of title 5, United States Code. Such report shall include 
the following: 
(1) Whether any coverage is provided for such 
items and services under the Medicare program. 
(2) With respect to each State, whether such 
State provides for any coverage of such items and 
services under the State’s Medicaid program. 
(3) With respect to Federal health care pro-
grams not described in paragraph (1) or (2), wheth-
er coverage for such items and services is provided 
under such programs. 
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(4) The extent to which coverage for such items 
and services is provided under group health plans 
and group and individual health insurance coverage. 
(5) What types of such items and services are 
generally covered when coverage for such items and 
services is available. 
(6) Any age cutoffs that are imposed with re-
spect to coverage of such items and services when 
such coverage is provided. 
(7) Barriers to coverage of such items and serv-
ices (such as a lack of providers of such items and 
services). 
(8) Whether group health plans and group and 
individual health insurance coverage are generally in 
compliance with the requirements of section 2726 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg– 
26). 
(9) Whether children with dyspraxia/DCD fail 
to meet the diagnosis criteria for such disorder once 
becoming adults and therefore lose coverage for such 
items and services. 
(10) Recommendations as to whether the Cen-
ters for Medicare & Medicaid Services should issue 
guidance regarding coverage of such items and serv-
ices under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. 
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