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Child advocate asks lawmakers to tighten oversight of ABA providers, require background checks
Summary
The Office of the Child Advocate recommended a task force and statutory changes to better regulate applied behavioral analysis (ABA) programs for children with autism, citing gaps in facility licensing, employee background checks and coordination with child-abuse investigation systems.
HARTFORD — Connecticut—s acting child advocate on Monday urged lawmakers to adopt legislative changes and create a task force to improve state oversight of entities that provide applied behavioral analysis (ABA) services to children, saying existing statutes leave gaps in facility supervision and child-safety checks.
What the child advocate requested: Christina Guillot, acting child advocate, testified in support of HB 7049 and presented recommendations from an investigation the office conducted after concerns were raised about intensive, day‑long ABA programs that serve children with autism. Her office found that while board‑certified behavior analysts (BCBAs) are licensed by the Department of Public Health, the…
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