Yvonne Miller voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Requiring Insurance Coverage of Autism Disorder
Vote to pass a bill that requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autistic children from age 2 to 6, subject to an annual maximum benefit of $35,000, beginning January 1, 2011.
-Exempts health coverage offered to employees of state or local government and their dependents from the requirement until July 1, 2015 (Sec. 1). -Prohibits an insurer from terminating or denying coverage to an individual because of an autism diagnosis or treatment (Sec. 1). -Authorizes health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to request a review of autism treatments not more than once a year, with costs covered by the policy (Sec. 1). -Prohibits coverage from being subject to visit limits or be different or separate from coverage of any other illness, condition, or disorder for the purpose of deductibles, lifetime dollar limits, copayment and coinsurance factors, and benefit year maximum for deductibles and copayment and coinsurance factors (Sec. 1). -Exempts the following from the requirement (Sec. 1):
Title: Requiring Insurance Coverage of Autism Disorder
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.