HB 1291-Please sign a petition in support of this bill.

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See the http://www.asagjax.org web site for more information. This is

the link to the petition. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/insurance-

for-autism

GENERAL BILL by Porth

Autism Spectrum Disorder: Includes autism spectrum disorder within

training requirements for personnel of child care facilities;

requires health insurance plans to provide coverage for screening,

diagnosis, intervention, & treatment of autism spectrum disorder in

children; requires treatment plan; prohibits insurers from denying or

refusing coverage or refusing to renew or reissue or terminate

coverage based on diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder; provides

coverage limitations; provides treatment plan requirements; limits

frequency of requests for updating treatment plan; provides maximum

benefits limitation; requires public institutions of higher education

to incorporate into educator certificate course curricula

recommendations of Commissioner of Education relating to autism

awareness & teaching students who have autism spectrum disorder;

requires commissioner to develop recommendations for instruction &

course curricula relating to autism spectrum disorder & requires

commissioner to submit such recommendations to SBE & BOG; requires

DOH, in conjunction with DOE, DCFS, AHCA, & APD to establish

statewide system of early autism spectrum disorder intervention

services for infants & toddlers; requires DOH to establish Internet

website for disseminating information.

Effective Date: January 1, 2009, and applies to health insurance

policies or plans issued, renewed, entered into, or delivered on or

after that date

Last Event: Filed on Friday, February 29, 2008 12:45 PM

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