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Autism Speaks | Maryland To Require Autism Insurance Coverage (PDFs Avail.) | April 23, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Maryland To Require Autism Insurance Coverage April 23, 2014 (April 23, 2014) — The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) has finalized new regulations that will require coverage of autism benefits, including applied behavior analysis (ABA), for many private plans as well as state employees. Related legislation that would establish a state licensing procedure for ABA providers, meanwhile,…
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Autism Speaks | Welcome #34! Oregon Enacts Autism Insurance Reform | Aug. 14, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Welcome #34! Oregon Enacts Autism Insurance Reform August 14, 2013 SALEM (August 14, 2013) — Governor John Kitzhaber today signed SB.365 into law, making Oregon the 34th state to enact autism insurance reform by requiring coverage of applied behavior analysis (ABA). Sponsored by Sen. Alan Bates of Medford [pictured], the new law will take effect in…
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Autism Speaks | New Law Prompts Oregon Tech To Expand ABA Courses | Sept. 13, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
New Law Prompts Oregon Tech To Expand ABA Courses September 13, 2013 KLAMATH FALLS, OR (September 13, 2013) — The Oregon Institute of Technology is expanding its graduate course offerings in applied behavior analysis (ABA) to meet the expected demand for more practitioners as the state’s new autism insurance reform law takes effect. “Here is more evidence that…
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Autism Speaks | CA State Employees Gain ABA Coverage through Court Ruling | Sept. 11, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
CA State Employees Gain ABA Coverage through Court Ruling September 11, 2013 LOS ANGELES (September 11, 2013) — A California policy that allowed unlicensed but nationally board-certified ABA practitioners to provide therapy under some health plans but declared this illegal for plans covering lower-income families and state employees is “nonsensical” and void in light of California’s 2011…
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Autism Speaks: ABA Plan For Military Families Is A Dud | May 24, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks: ABA Plan For Military Families Is A Dud May 24, 2013 WASHINGTON, DC (May 24, 2013) — Autism Speaks today expressed disappointment with the terms of a one-year ABA pilot program for military families developed by the Department of Defense (DoD) through TRICARE and called on Pentagon leadership to take action. In a report sent to Congress May 7,…
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Autism Speaks | Steinberg Extension Bill Advances in Senate | May 2, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Steinberg Extension Bill Advances in Senate May 02, 2013 SACRAMENTO (May 2, 2013) — The California Senate Health Committee voted unanimously to release (SB-126), a bill that would extend the state’s autism insurance reform law to 2019. Sponsored by Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, the bill goes next to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Steinberg sponsored the…
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Autism Speaks Endorses 2013 Nebraska Autism Insurance Reform Bill | Jan. 23, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks Endorses 2013 Nebraska Autism Insurance Reform Bill January 23, 2013 NEW YORK (January 24, 2013) – Autism Speaks today endorsed LB-505, a new autism insurance reform bill, which would bar state-regulated health plans in Nebraska from refusing to cover the diagnosis and treatment of treatment of autism. Nebraska is now just one of 18 states that has…
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