HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1780        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1026

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Danielle W. Gregoire

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to MassHealth providing medically necessary treatments for members diagnosed with autism.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

 

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

 

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

 

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

 

Robert F. Fennell

10th Essex

 

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

 

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

 

Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera

10th Hampden

 

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

 

Michael R. Knapik

Second Hampden and Hampshire

 

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

 

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

 

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

 

Matthew A. Beaton

11th Worcester

 

Kevin J. Murphy

18th Middlesex

 

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

 

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

 

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

 

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

 

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

 

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

 

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

 

Thomas P. Conroy

13th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1780        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1026

By Miss Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1026) of Danielle W. Gregoire and others for legislation to require MassHealth to cover medically necessary treatments for members diagnosed with autism.  Health Care Financing.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to MassHealth providing medically necessary treatments for members diagnosed with autism.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 1. MassHealth shall cover medically necessary treatments for members diagnosed with autism.  Treatments covered will include but not be limited to Applied Behavior Analysis supervised by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.  MassHealth will take necessary actions such as seeking approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in order to cover the medically necessary treatments.