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Assembly Bill A8495

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to coverage for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder

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2011-A8495 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L

2011-A8495 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to coverage for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.

2011-A8495 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8495

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 17, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law,  in  relation  to  coverage  for  the
  screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Clause  (iii)  of  subparagraph  (C)  of  paragraph  25  of
subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law, as added by a chap-
ter  of the laws of 2011 amending the insurance law relating to coverage
for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum  disorder,
as  proposed  in  legislative  bill  numbers S. 4005-A and A. 6305-A, is
amended to read as follows:
  (iii) "behavioral health treatment"  means  counseling  and  treatment
programs,  when  provided  by  a licensed provider, and applied behavior
analysis, when provided or supervised by a  behavior  analyst  certified
pursuant to the behavior analyst certification board, that are necessary
to develop, maintain, or restore, to the maximum extent practicable, the
functioning of an individual. Individuals that provide behavioral health
treatment under the supervision of a certified behavior analyst pursuant
to  this  paragraph shall be subject to standards of professionalism and
relevant experience pursuant to regulations promulgated  by  the  super-
intendent  in  consultation  with  the  commissioner  of  health AND THE
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
  S 2. Clause (iii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph  17  of  subsection
(l)  of  section 3221 of the insurance law, as added by a chapter of the
laws of 2011 amending the insurance law relating  to  coverage  for  the
screening,  diagnosis  and  treatment  of  autism  spectrum disorder, as
proposed in legislative bill numbers S. 4005-A and A. 6305-A, is amended
to read as follows:
  (iii) "behavioral health treatment"  means  counseling  and  treatment
programs,  when  provided  by  a licensed provider, and applied behavior

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08567-04-1

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