Summary:

 House Bill53  (HB 53) makes an appropriation to the HealthCare Authority to ensure that health care providers who provide vagus nerve stimulation to Medicaid recipients are fully reimbursed for their services. 

Legislation Overview:

 House Bill53  (HB 53) makes an appropriation of three hundred seventy thousand dollars ($370,000) from the general fund to the Health Care Authority for expenditure in the fiscal year 2026 to ensure that healthcare providers who provide vagus nerve stimulation to Medicaid recipients are fully reimbursed for their services.  Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2026 shall revert to the general fund. 

Vagus nerve stimulation is a medical procedure that uses an implanted device to send electrical impulses to the vagus nerve which may treat such conditions as epilepsy, resistance depression or stroke rehabilitation. The vagus nerve is found in the neck of a human.