Committee advances bill removing age-8 diagnosis requirement for autism coverage and extending adult coverage
CS for SB 756 would eliminate an insurance-code requirement that limited autism diagnoses to age 8 and would extend mandated coverage beyond age 18; the committee reported the bill favorably after brief testimony in support from disability advocacy groups.
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The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services reported favorably on CS for Senate Bill 756, which would remove an insurance-code requirement that limited autism diagnoses to age 8 and would extend coverage mandates beyond the current cutoff at age 18.
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