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Autism Speaks | On the road to autism insurance reform: The Autism Law Summit | May 26, 2016 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
On the road to autism insurance reform: The Autism Law Summit May 26, 2016 As a full-time autism advocate, the highlight of my professional year is the annual Autism Law Summit. The Autism Law Summit is a national gathering of self-selected advocates who want to change autism law and policy for the better. I started…
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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 | 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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Autism Speaks | State Publishes Final Version of ABA Licensing Rules | Aug. 15, 2013 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
State Publishes Final Version of ABA Licensing Rules August 15, 2013 ALBANY (August 15, 2013) — The state Department of Financial Services has published its final emergency rule regarding licensure of practitioners of applied behavior analysis (ABA). The agency earlier this year was requiring ABA practitioners to obtain a state license to practice in New York,…
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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…
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