State legislation quicktake: Kansas Senate Substitute for HB 2160 (S Sub HB 2160) passes with amendment in Kansas Senate

Reports are that Kansas Senate Substitute for HB 2160 (S Sub HB 2160), an autism insurance bill that would cover applied behavior analysis and recognize BCBAs who meet state definitions and conditions for designation as "autism specialists", passed in the Kansas Senate today. The bill is reported to have been amended on the floor of the Senate to add coverage of oral cancer drugs; however the specific language of this, or any other amendment, is not available at this time.

The Kansas Legislative website status report on S Sub HB 2160,

"03/18/2010 S committee of the whole: committee report recommending substitute bill be adopted; be amended; Substitute be passed as amended; Emergency final action: Passed as amended; Yeas 40 Nays 0"

S Sub HB 2160 now moves to the Kansas House.

For further reading and reference
Autism bill advances
Coverage of oral cancer drugs also would be required
By Barbara Hollingsworth
The Topeka Capital-Journal cjonline.com
March 18, 2010 - 6:58pm

Kansas Legislature

Autism Votes Kansas

Past blog post
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
State legislation Quicktakes - KY HB 159 passes House, S Sub KS HB 2160 recommended as "be passed"

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