SF 2349: A bill for an act requiring certain group health insurance plans established for employees of the state to provide coverage for autism spectrum disorders for certain persons, requiring certification of behavior specialists, and providing an applicability date. (Formerly SF 1.)will need to be be placed on the active House calendar early in the upcoming week to have possibility of passage before adjournment. The bill history states that SF 2349 was placed on the House calendar as "unfinished business" as of March 11. On Friday, March 19, Autism Votes put out a last minute appeal to contact key House Leaders to move the bill forward.
History to date shows that after passage by the Senate on February 23, 2010 and transmission to the Iowa House, that the bill was amended on March 9 [H-8372], to include that
An autism service provider that provides treatment of autism spectrum disorders that includes applied behavioral analysis shall be certified as a behavior analyst by the behavior analyst certification board or shall be a health professional licensed under chapter 147.and on March 16, 2010 the fiscal note on the bill was posted.
For more information
Status and text of SF 2349
Iowa General Assembly
Autism Votes Iowa
Past blog post
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
State legislation - Iowa SF 2349 autism insurance bill passes the Senate; would create "Behavior Specialist" certification
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