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Autism Speaks | HHS announces appointment of chair and members for autism committee | Oct. 28, 2015 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #EndAutismSpeaks
HHS announces appointment of chair and members for autism committee Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee membership includes Autism Speaks’ Chief Science Officer October 28, 2015 Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new and returning members to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) including a new acting chair Dr. Bruce Cuthbert and…
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Autism Speaks | New law will improve access to an evidence-based autism therapy in North Carolina | May 18, 2021 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #EndAutismSpeaks
New law will improve access to an evidence-based autism therapy in North Carolina May 19, 2021 On May 17, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law a bill that will help people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the state more easily access medically necessary behavioral therapy. The legislation, SB 103, creates a professional…
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Autism Speaks Reports On Efforts To Improve New TRICARE Plan (PDF Avail.) | Oct. 24, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA #EndAutismSpeaks
Autism Speaks Reports On Efforts To Improve New TRICARE Plan October 24, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC (October 24, 2014) — Autism Speaks, military families and other service and advocacy organizations met last week with TRICARE and Department of Defense (DoD) representatives to address questions and concerns regarding coverage of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) under TRICARE’s new Autism Care Demonstration (ACD). A…
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Autism Speaks | Maryland Directs Insurers To Cover Autism Treatments (PDF Avail.) | March 11, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Maryland Directs Insurers To Cover Autism Treatments March 11, 2014 BALTIMORE (March 10, 2014) — A Maryland agency has directed many of the state’s private health plans to start covering treatments for individuals with autism through age 18. The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) finalized regulations that will require insurers to cover at least 25 hours a week of habilitative care for children…
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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 | 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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