LEG NEWS: Missouri Autism Insurance bills heard in committee on Tuesday, January 19, 2010

**Update 3: 1/21/2010**
Some video from Missouri news further discussing the legislation, and applied behavior analysis in particular,

Autism Insurance Hearing: Families Hoping for Help, Insurers Question Mandate

By KSPR News

Story Created: Jan 19, 2010 at 4:51 PM CST; Story Updated: Jan 20, 2010 at 10:12 PM CST

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Update 2: 1/19/10 11:40PM PST:

News story updates on the hearings conducted January 19.**

Capitol hears testimony for autism bill
By Kermit Miller
Connectmidmissouri.com
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 6:39 p.m.

Missouri lawmakers start debate on requiring coverage for autism spectrum disorders
By JASON NOBLE
The Star’s Jefferson City correspondent
Posted on Tue, Jan. 19, 2010 10:35 PM

Autism coverage gains momentum in Missouri Legislature
By Virginia Young
POST-DISPATCH JEFFERSON CITY BUREAU
01/20/2010

**Update 1: Article giving quick summary of HB 1311 and SB 618 added under "For More Information"**

Autism Votes has a posting that two Missouri autism insurance reform bills including coverage of applied behavior analysis and Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB) certificants, were heard today in committee hearings.

• HB 1311 - The hearing was in the Special Standing Committee on Health Insurance on Jan. 19, 2010, 12pm, hearing room 5
  "HB 1311 Provides health insurance coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder "
  

• SB 618 - The hearing was in Senate Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee on Jan. 19, 2010, 2pm, SCR 1
  "SB 618      Requires health carriers to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders under certain conditions"
  

For more information

Autism Votes Missouri

Legislative links page for the Missouri Association for Behavior Analysis (MOABA)
Note: the current legislation listed is the mandate bills from the previous 2009 session, but shows that MOABA has tracked these events in the past. This page also has a 2007 powerpoint of MOABA testimony about applied behavior analysis before Missouri's Blue Ribbon Panel on autism.

Missouri General Assemby

Friday, December 4, 2009
STATES: Missouri Prefiles Two Autism Insurance Reform Bills
Practitioner Issues in Behavior Analysis SIG blog

01.18.2010 4:19 pm
Autism insurance gets early hearings in Mo. Legislature
By Virginia Young
Thanks to Corrine Donley, Ph.D. for pointing out this news item.

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