HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2015 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 87
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James Arciero
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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 applied behavior analysis services.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 1/9/2019 |
Nan Leonard | 53 Depot Street, Westford, MA 01886 | 1/17/2019 |
John Barrett, III | 1st Berkshire | 1/30/2019 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Antonio F. D. Cabral | 13th Bristol | 1/31/2019 |
Michelle L. Ciccolo | 15th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Edward F. Coppinger | 10th Suffolk | 1/29/2019 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Daniel M. Donahue | 16th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Paul J. Donato | 35th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Peter J. Durant | 6th Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Dylan A. Fernandes | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 1/31/2019 |
William C. Galvin | 6th Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Denise C. Garlick | 13th Norfolk | 1/29/2019 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 2/1/2019 |
Kenneth I. Gordon | 21st Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Tami L. Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
John F. Keenan | Norfolk and Plymouth | 1/31/2019 |
Edward J. Kennedy | First Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
John J. Mahoney | 13th Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
Christina A. Minicucci | 14th Essex | 1/31/2019 |
Frank A. Moran | 17th Essex | 1/30/2019 |
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. | 12th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 1/29/2019 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 1/29/2019 |
John H. Rogers | 12th Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
Michael J. Soter | 8th Worcester | 1/28/2019 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
John C. Velis | 4th Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
Bud L. Williams | 11th Hampden | 1/30/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2015 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 87
By Mr. Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 87) of James Arciero and others that the Division of Medical Assistance provide coverage for applied behavior analysis treatments for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to applied behavior analysis services.
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. Chapter 118E is hereby amended by adding after section 10J the following section:-
Section 10K. The division shall provide coverage for applied behavior analysis treatment for individuals 21 years of age and older who are receiving medical coverage under this chapter and who are diagnosed with an intellectual disability as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 123B or a developmental disability, as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 123B. This treatment shall be covered when prescribed as medically necessary by a licensed physician and with clinical direction by a licensed applied behavior analyst.