Friday, January 8, 2010

LEG. NEWS: January 12 hearing on Maine LD 1198: "An Act To Reform Insurance Coverage To Include Diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorders"

**Update 27Jan2010: At present on the "Status in Committee",
work sessions and public hearings scheduled on LD 1198 are listed as follows,

Public Hearing List
  • Mar 30, 2009, 0930AM, Room 427 State House
Work Session List
  •  UPDATE 2/10/10 - A work session is listed on the legislative website as scheduled for
    February 17, 2010 200PM    Room 427 State House
  • Apr 3, 2009, 0930AM, Room 427 State House
  • Jan 12, 2010, 0130PM, Room 427 State House (past date)
  • Jan 19, 2010, 0100PM, Room 427 State House (past date)
  • Feb 9, 2010, 0100PM, Room 427 State House (past date)
 Will try to post the exact time and date of such meetings when available, and recommend keeping in touch with Autism Votes-Maine. and the legislative webpage on LD 1198**
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**Update 19Jan2010:  This bill was not reported out of committee on January 12, and another work session was held on Jan 19, 2010, 0100PM, Room 427 , State House**
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Autism Votes sent out a notice today that the Maine legislature's Joint Insurance and Financial Services Committee will be holding a work group on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 to determine the future of LD 1198: "An Act To Reform Insurance Coverage To Include Diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorders".

Autism Votes has also issued an action request to those in Maine who have interest in the legislation.

For further reading/related blog posts
Autism Votes Maine page

Status and text of LD 1198 (Maine Legislature site)


Thursday, June 11, 2009
NEWS Maine: Board Certified Behavior Analysts Qualify for Reimbursement under MaineCare
Practitioner Issues in Behavior Analysis SIG blog

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