HOUSE BILL 1091

Sponsored By:

Delegates Reznik, Anderson, Barkley, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Manno, Mathias, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Schuler, Shewell, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Synopsis:

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

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/17

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/24

Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15

Delegate C. William Frick, District 16

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Guy Guzzone, District 13

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20

Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19

Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B

Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19

Delegate James N. Mathias, Jr., District 38B

Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21

Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15

Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B

Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8

Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A

Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Delegate Dana Stein, District 11

Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Audiologists and Speech Pathologists

Developmental Disabilities

Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Insurance Administration

Notices

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

Psychologists

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-706 )

Insurance

( 15-845 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered