CT HB07109

Commissioner of Social Services must use federal Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Planning Grant funds to develop acuity-based care coordination reimbursement, value-based payment models for children's behavioral outcomes, and a system to help navigate behavioral health resources, with a report due by November 1, 2025

Expands insurance coverage for behavioral therapy (including applied behavior analysis) for autism spectrum disorder from individuals under 21 to individuals under 26 years of age, effective January 1, 2026

Adds licensed behavior analysts and persons working under their clinical supervision to the list of mandated reporters of child abuse or neglect, effective October 1, 2025

Requires Department of Children and Families to notify Department of Public Health within 5 business days when child abuse investigations involve behavior analysts, triggering automatic license investigations; behavior analysts convicted of child abuse crimes face mandatory license suspension within 72 hours

Establishes an advisory committee to develop a statutory and regulatory framework for applied behavior analysis services to children, including oversight structures, background check requirements, and Medicaid reimbursement rates, with a report due by November 1, 2025