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Senate panel narrows ABA coverage in SB2190 to people with autism; amendment and bill pass committee
Summary
The Senate Human Services Committee amended Senate Bill 2190 to limit applied behavior analysis (ABA) coverage to individuals with autism spectrum disorder across the lifespan, accepted a fiscal estimate of about $860,000 for the narrower change, and voted to refer the bill as amended.
The Senate Human Services Committee on an amendment limited proposed Medicaid coverage of applied behavior analysis to “individuals with autism spectrum disorder,” and then voted to pass Senate Bill 2190 as amended.
The amendment replaced broader language covering ‘‘a variety of psychological and medical diagnoses’’ with a narrower definition, directing that ABA be covered “across the lifespan of individuals with autism spectrum disorder.” The committee adopted that change on a 5–1 roll call and later moved SB2190 out of committee as "due pass as amended," also on a 5–1 vote.
Why it matters: supporters said narrowing the covered population would reduce the bill’s fiscal impact while…
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