HOUSE BILL 1434

File Code: Insurance - Health Prior Year Introduction As: HB 783/11 - HGO Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 1081

Sponsored By:

Delegate Reznik

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

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House Action

3/2

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

3/13

Re-referred Health and Government Operations

3/14

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

Senate 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

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Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered