SENATE BILL 1081

Sponsored By:

Senator Klausmeier

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Synopsis:

Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders; authorizing limits on the required coverage; authorizing treatment for autism spectrum disorders to be provided by specified individuals; clarifying that specified provisions of the Act may not be construed as limiting benefits otherwise available to an individual; prohibiting specified limits on visits to an autism services provider; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

3/5

First Reading Senate Rules

3/9

Re-referred Finance

3/13

Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.

3/21

Unfavorable Report by Finance Withdrawn

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Audiologists and Speech Pathologists

Developmental Disabilities

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth

Notices

Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Psychologists

Social Workers

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-706 )

Insurance

( 15-846 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

Senate

Finance