Amendment #1255 to H4000

Increasing Access and Quality to Autism Care

Mr. O'Day of West Boylston moves to amend the bill, in Section 3, by inserting at the end thereof the following new section:

"SECTION XX. Ch. 118E Section 10H: Coverage for medically necessary treatments for persons younger than 21 years old diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by a licensed physician or a licensed psychologist

[Text of section added by 2014, 226, Sec. 25. See also, Section 10H added by 2014, 258, Sec. 19.]

Section 10H. Subject to the availability of federal financial participation, the division shall cover medically necessary treatments for persons younger than 21 years old who are receiving medical coverage under this chapter and who are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by a licensed physician or a licensed psychologist. If federal funds are available to the commonwealth, said coverage shall include, but shall not be limited to, services for applied behavior analysis rendered by Behavior Technicians, Licensed Assistant Applied Behavior Analysts and Licensed Applied Behavior Analysts supervised by a licensed applied behavior analyst and dedicated and non-dedicated augmentative and alternative communication devices, including, but not limited to medically necessary tablets; provided, however, that the division shall also provide coverage for augmentative and alternative communication devices not eligible for federal funds if the total cost incurred by the division for a device that is not eligible for federal funds is not more than the commonwealth's share of a comparable device that is eligible for federal funds."

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1255 to H4000

Increasing Access and Quality to Autism Care