Guest guest Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 The new law is not in effect as of yet. The Office of Insurance Regulation is meeting with Insurers over the next few months to try and agree on a compact. If a compact is reached, then insurers will agree on what coverages they will provide. If they do not come to agreement on the compact, then the insurance mandate will kick in. I am not certain of the dates, but I think the soonest there would be any coverage is after April 2009. You may want to contact the Dept. of Insurance Regulation or go to their website. You can probably get to it by going to www.myflorida.com and go to the "find an agency" tab. Take Care. Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics – check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Hello , This is a link to an analysis of the Bill by a friend: http://www.butterflyeffects.com/community/articles_florida-autism- legislation-who-will-benefit-who-will-not-and-why.aspx You may have to copy and paste the link, sometimes Yahoo doesn't like links. Basically, somewhere between 14% and 0% of autistic children in Florida may benefit from the Bill. It excludes all self-insured employers, all policies with less than 50 employees, and a few other exclusions. The 0 to 14 number comes from the " compact " agreement, which is in process now. Until finished there will be no way to know. Also there is no language in the Bill to keep a company from " working " loopholes like saying network only and then having a very samll network. I made a video of clips from the session about the Bill, about 17 minutes: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=498496337161557392 At the most recent " compact " meeting the AS Representative mentioned that compared with the other States with mandates Florida's was " modest. " The reply from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Representative was " we don't consider it modest at all. I hope you are among the few, Steve Moyer Is there anyone who can help me interpret this bill? I'm having a hard time with my insurance company. I need to know if they need to cover ABA, regardless of who administers it (whether they're certified, or do they need to be a psychologist). I feel like I'm getting the run around and I want to make sure I know our rights. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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