Friday, March 19, 2010

State legislation: New York - New autism insurance bill, A 10372, introduced

Autism votes reports that a new bill has been introduced into the New York State Assembly:
A 10372: Requires that individual accident and health insurance policies shall provide coverage for screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.
This bill is reported by the Assembly website as being the same as S 7000-A, previously reported on by this blog.

A 10372 is sponsored by Chair of the Insurance Committee Morelle, and among the co-sponsors is the Speaker of the Assembly Silver. A 10372 is currently in the Insurance Committee.

For more information:
Bill number A10372

New York State Assembly

Past blog post
Thursday, March 18, 2010
State legislation: New York S.7000 Autism insurance bill; Committee meeting on March 22, 2010.

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