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Autism Speaks | Licensing Struck Down As Basis For ABA Denials in California (PDF Avail.) | April 25, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Licensing Struck Down As Basis For ABA Denials in California April 25, 2014 (April 25, 2014) — Demanding that providers of applied behavior analysis (ABA) hold a state license cannot be used to deny insurance coverage of medically necessary treatment for autism, a California appeals court has ruled, citing the state’s 2011 autism insurance reform law as its basis. In addition,…
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Autism Speaks | Cuomo Enacts NY ABA Licensing Law | Jan. 10, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Cuomo Enacts NY ABA Licensing Law January 10, 2014 ALBANY (January 10, 2014) — Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed a bill facilitating insurance coverage for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for autism by creating a state licensing procedure for practitioners. The new licensing process puts to rest a bureaucratic issue that early last year thwarted ABA coverage…
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Autism Speaks | GA Governor Proposes ABA Coverage for State Employees | Jan. 16, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
GA Governor Proposes ABA Coverage for State Employees January 16, 2014 ATLANTA (January 16, 2014) –Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has proposed the introduction of autism insurance coverage through the state employee health plan in his new budget proposal. If approved by the Legislature, the coverage would be the first in Georgia for applied behavior analysis (ABA) and other medically…
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Autism Speaks Workshop Set for 2014 APBA Convention | Jan. 16, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Autism Speaks Workshop Set for 2014 APBA Convention January 16, 2014 NEW ORLEANS (January 16, 2014) — Autism Speaks will co-host a full-day workshop on autism insurance at the 4th Annual Convention of the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA) March 27-29 at the Sheraton New Orleans. Early registration, including discounted hotel rates, ends March 5! The workshop, Health Insurance…
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Autism Speaks | Cuomo Enacts NY ABA Licensing Law | Jan. 10, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #StopBigAutism
Cuomo Enacts NY ABA Licensing Law January 10, 2014 ALBANY (January 10, 2014) — Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed a bill facilitating insurance coverage for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for autism by creating a state licensing procedure for practitioners. The new licensing process puts to rest a bureaucratic issue that early last year thwarted ABA coverage…
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NY Clears Roadblock to ABA Insurance Coverage | July 31, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
NY Clears Roadblock to ABA Insurance Coverage July 31, 2013 ALBANY (July 31, 2013) — After months of pressure from the state’s autism community and Legislature, the Cuomo administration has dropped a regulatory requirement that has blocked families from gaining the insurance coverage for applied behavior analysis (ABA) they were promised under New York’s 2011 autism insurance…
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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…