Autism Insurance Coverage Passes Ohio House
Thursday, December 17, 2009
By: Carin Yavorcik

Bill now moves to Senate

On December 8, the Ohio House passed HB 8 - Autism Insurance Coverage. The bill will cover Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and other medically necessary treatments prescribed by an insured's treating physician or psychologist. It includes a $36,000 per year cap on benefits, requires providers to be licensed or work under a licensed provider, delays the effective date of the legislation until January 2011 and a 1 percent cost increase opt-out for insurers. The bill now moves to the Ohio Senate for consideration.

For more information on Ohio autism insurance parity, please visit the Autism Society of Ohio.

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