Monday, June 15, 2009

NEWS: NJ Autism Insurance Bills A-2238/S-1651 Pass Senate Committee; Next Stop the Senate Floor

UPDATE: A-2238 & S-1651 are scheduled on the legislative calendar for 3rd [final] reading in the NJ Senate at 2PM, Thursday June 18, 2009.
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New Jersey state bill A-2238/S-1651 cleared the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on June 15, 2009, with next stop to be the floor of the NJ Senate for a final vote. If passed, NJ will become the 13th state in the US to establish insurance coverage of behavioral treatment of minors on the autism spectrum.

by Elise Young/Statehouse Bureau
NJ.com Star-Ledger
Monday June 15, 2009, 6:33 PM

"...TRENTON -- Health insurance would cover treatment costing up to $36,000 a year for New Jerseyans with autism and other developmental disabilities, under a bill [A-2238/S-1651] that cleared a Senate committee today... New Jersey would cap the coverage at $36,000 for 2011, and adjust the figure for inflation each year.

The measure was approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today and will now head to the full Senate for final legislative approval. The Assembly passed it about a month ago..."

FULL STORY
Assembly Democrats News Release

"(TRENTON) - Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts Jr. today praised the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee for releasing legislation he's sponsoring to make New Jersey the 11th state to require health insurers to cover treatments for autism and other developmental disabilities.

The measure (A-2238/S-1651) is also sponsored by Assemblyman Vincent Prieto (D-Hudson) and Assemblywoman Joan Voss (D-Bergen) and overwhelmingly passed the Assembly [70-4] May 18..."

FULL ARTICLE

For more info:
About the Bills/bill text
  • A2238 Requires health benefits coverage for certain therapies for the treatment of autism and other developmental disabilities. *
2nd Reading in the Senate
Identical Bill Number: S1651 (SCS)

Roberts, Joseph J., Jr. as Primary Sponsor
Prieto, Vincent as Primary Sponsor
Voss, Joan M. as Primary Sponsor
Evans, Elease as Primary Sponsor
+ 15 co-sponsors

2/25/2008 Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee
2/25/2008 Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
5/18/2009 Reported from Assembly Comm. as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
5/21/2009 Passed by the Assembly (72-4-1)
5/21/2009 Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
6/15/2009 Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

Statement - AHE 2/25/08 - 2 pages PDF Format HTML Format
Introduced - 6 pages PDF Format HTML Format
Statement - AAP 5/18/09 ACS - 3 pages PDF Format HTML Format
Assembly Committee Substitute - 18 pages PDF Format HTML Format

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  • S1651 Requires health benefits coverage for certain therapies for the treatment of autism and other developmental disabilities. *
2nd Reading in the Senate
Identical Bill Number: A2238 (ACS)

Vitale, Joseph F. as Primary Sponsor
Weinberg, Loretta as Primary Sponsor
+ 5 Co-sponsors

5/5/2008 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
5/18/2009 Reported from Senate Committee as a Substitute, 2nd Reading
5/18/2009 Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
6/15/2009 Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading

Introduced - 6 pages PDF Format HTML Format
Statement - SHH 5/18/09 SCS - 3 pages PDF Format HTML Format
Senate Committee Substitute - 18 pages PDF Format HTML Format

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