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CA Bill To Require Health Plans To Cover Autism Therapy September 8th, 2011
As the end of this legislative session nears, Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) is trying to advance a bill (SB 946) that would require private health insurers to cover an autism treatment, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Details of Bill
The bill would require private health plans to cover a therapy, known as behavioral health treatment or applied behavioral analysis, for children with autism.
Under the legislation, public health plans -- such as Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, and Healthy Families, California's Children's Health Insurance Program -- would be exempt from the requirement to cover the behavioral therapy. Therefore, the bill would not add costs to the state's general fund.
If lawmakers approve the bill, the coverage mandate would take effect July 1, 2012, and last two years. However, Steinberg has said that he would work to extend the requirement.
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Details of Bill
The bill would require private health plans to cover a therapy, known as behavioral health treatment or applied behavioral analysis, for children with autism.
Under the legislation, public health plans -- such as Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, and Healthy Families, California's Children's Health Insurance Program -- would be exempt from the requirement to cover the behavioral therapy. Therefore, the bill would not add costs to the state's general fund.
If lawmakers approve the bill, the coverage mandate would take effect July 1, 2012, and last two years. However, Steinberg has said that he would work to extend the requirement.
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