State legislation - Kentucky HB 159/CS autism insurance and licensing of behavior analysts clears House Appropriations & Revenue Committee and returns to the full House

Kentucky HCS HB 159, the bill specifying health insurance coverage for autism and creation of a separate Kentucky Applied Behavior Analyst Licensing Board per the House Committee Substitute, has been reported as having been voted favorably on Thursday March 11, 2010 from the House Appropriations & Revenue Committee, and that funding has been included in the House budget. HCS HB 159 will return to the full Kentucky House of Representatives.

For further reading and reference

To set up a tracking alert for HB 159 during the legislative season
Kentucky.gov Bill Watch

Record of HB 159 at Kentucky Legislature


Kentucky Legislature

Autism Votes Kentucky

Panel backs bill for more colon cancer screening
By Deborah Yetter • dyetter@courier-journal.com • March 11, 2010
[Refers to HB 159 in the article]

Past blog post

Saturday, February 13, 2010
State legislation: Kentucky HCS HB 159 has second reading in the House

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