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10.06.01o, Speech Therapy
Independence Blue Cross·Effective Jan 1, 2026
Independence Blue Cross updated Speech Therapy policy 10.06.01o effective 01/01/2026 to clarify that services must be prescribed by a professional provider and performed for communication/swallowing disorders resulting from disease, surgery, injury, congenital/developmental anomalies, or prior therapeutic processes. A new disclaimer was added requiring individual member benefit verification, and state mandates for New Jersey (biologically-based mental illness), Pennsylvania (ASD and stuttering) were documented in the Guidelines section.