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AL HB404
Bill
Status
3/14/2017
Primary Sponsor
Jack Williams
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AI Summary
HB404 Summary
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Department of Mental Health must establish and administer an applied behavior analysis (ABA) program providing intervention services to children ages birth to 9 with autism spectrum disorder diagnoses.
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ABA services are limited to $40,000 annually per child and exclude children already covered by public or private insurance.
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$3,000,000 appropriated from the Education Trust Fund for fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, to establish and operate the ABA program.
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State Department of Education and Department of Early Childhood Education must identify children with autism spectrum disorder diagnoses and refer them to the Department of Mental Health for ABA services.
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Act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.
Legislative Description
Mental Health Dept., duties, provision of applied behavior analysis services, autistic children, appropriation for program
Mental Health Department
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education
3/14/2017