Friday, March 19, 2010

State legislation: Delaware - Senate Bill 204 autism insurance bill would provide reimbursement for ABA

The Delaware General Assembly website reports that on March 16, 2010 an autism insurance bill was been introduced in the Delaware Senate,
Senate Bill 204: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS COVERAGE.
and referred to the Senate Finance Committee.

SB 204 defines applied behavior analysis, includes it for coverage under the "habilitative or rehabilitative care" category, and includes among those denoted as an "Autism services provider", "practitioners with the national certification of board-certified behavioral analyst",or any person, entity, or group meeting the standards set by the Department of Health and Social Services.

For more information
Delaware Senate Bill 204
includes access to full text of the bill

Delaware General Assembly

Autism Votes - Delaware [No info yet]

Bill would require insurance companies to pay for autism services
By Doug Denison, Staff Writer
Dover Post
Posted Mar 19, 2010 @ 06:00 AM


Delaware senator proposes insurance mandate for treating autism
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