SB 1263 Missouri 2026 session

SB 1263 - This act establishes "Colton's Law." Under this act, MO HealthNet and private health insurance carriers and health benefit plans for plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, shall provide coverage for medically necessary physician-prescribed treatment for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS). Coverage shall include antibiotics, medications, behavioral therapies, immunomodulating medicines, plasma exchange, and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy, to the extent described in the act and subject to no greater copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles than similar benefits provided by the health carrier or benefit plan. SARAH HASKINS

SB 1263 - This act establishes "Colton's Law." Under this act, MO HealthNet and private health insurance carriers and health benefit plans for plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, shall provide coverage for medically necessary physician-prescribed treatment for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS). Coverage shall include antibiotics, medications, behavioral therapies, immunomodulating medicines, plasma exchange, and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy, to the extent described in the act and subject to no greater copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles than similar benefits provided by the health carrier or benefit plan. SARAH HASKINS

Status

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor vote
  4. Passed
  5. Enacted

In committee — last recorded action March 31, 2026

Hearing Conducted S Insurance and Banking Committee

Passage likelihood

34% Comparable to other bills at this stage

This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.

What the estimate is based on

  • Historical base rate About 20% of introduced state bills are enacted.
  • Current stage Referred to committee.
  • Cosponsors 1 cosponsor.

State-level impact

State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.

Official actions

  1. Hearing Conducted S Insurance and Banking Committee
  2. Second Read and Referred S Insurance and Banking Committee
  3. S First Read
  4. Prefiled
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