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Committee flags overlap between ABA and dental coverage bills; staff to compare drafts
Summary
Senators pointed out overlap between bills that would add applied behavioral analysis (ABA) and dental coverage under Medicaid expansion, and asked staff to compare language before deciding whether to merge or keep separate bills.
Senate Human Services Committee members identified near-duplicate provisions in two bills — one addressing applied behavioral analysis (ABA) and another addressing dental assessments and treatment — and asked staff to compare drafts and return with a recommendation on whether to merge them.
Senators and witnesses noted the bills are similar in places but differ in scope and in how they treat Medicaid expansion. One bill (drafted as 2,190 during the hearing)…
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