Quicktake: Virginia and Missouri autism insurance bills pass floor votes

On February 16, 2010,

• Virginia SB 464 Committee Substitute S1 was passed without amendment by a vote of 27 to 13 in the Virginia Senate, and
• Missouri HCS HB 1311 & 1341 passed after amendment and perfection in the Missouri House.

While Virginia's bill was passed without change - Missouri's House Journal notes that the bill had multiple amendments before perfection; some of the amendments were applied to the portion of the bill referring to the practice of applied behavior analysis and competencies and qualification of behavior analysts and line therapists. The amendments in sum are not known at this time and a link to the perfected bill with updated information will be provided when availabe.

Past blog posts
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
State Legislation: Virginia autism insurance bill SB 464 reported from Committee with substitute, on Senate Calendar for February 16, 2010

Saturday, February 13, 2010
State legislation: Missouri - SS/SB 618 and HCS HB 1311&1341 on legislative calendars for action; licensing provision now included in HCS HB 1311 & 1341


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