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Introduced Session

Health insurance; mandated coverage for autism spectrum disorder. Requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder in individuals from age two through age 10. Currently, such coverage is required to be provided for individuals from age two through age six. The provision applies with respect to insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended on or after January 1, 2016. The measure does not apply to policies, contracts, or plans issued in the individual market or the small group market, which effective January 1, 2016, will include employers with no more than 100 employees.

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Thomas Greason (R)*,  David Albo (R),  Mamye BaCote (D),  David Bulova (D),  Glenn Davis (R),  Bill DeSteph (R),  Eileen Filler-Corn (D),  Michael Futrell (D),  Charniele Herring (D),  Daun Hester (D),  Patrick Hope (D),  William Howell (R),  Timothy Hugo (R),  Matthew James (D),  Mark Keam (D),  Kaye Kory (D),  K. Robert Krupicka (D),  James LeMunyon (R),  Joseph Lindsey (D),  Alfonso Lopez (D),  G. Manoli Loupassi (R),  Robert Marshall (R),  Monty Mason (D),  Jenn McClellan (D),  John O'Bannon (R),  Kenneth Plum (D),  Sam Rasoul (D),  Thomas Rust (R),  Mark Sickles (D),  Marcus Simon (D),  Christopher Stolle (R),  Richard Sullivan (D),  Scott Surovell (D),  Luke Torian (D),  Roslyn Tyler (D),  Ronald Villanueva (R),  David Yancey (R),  Joseph Yost (R), 

Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0650) (on 03/26/2015)

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