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Committee approves pilot to screen and serve foster children for autism
Summary
The House Judiciary Juvenile Committee unanimously approved HB 943, creating a multi-region pilot to screen, evaluate and treat foster children for autism spectrum disorder and requiring periodic reporting on implementation and effectiveness.
The House Judiciary Juvenile Committee voted to approve House Bill 943 on a voice vote, advancing a pilot program to screen, evaluate and expand treatment access for foster children with autism spectrum disorder.
Dr. Michelle Zena, a pediatrician who led multi-county research on autism in foster care, told the committee the bill grows earlier regional work that found autism “six times more common than the population at large” among…
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