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July 2008
 Pennsylvania House Bill 1150: Autism Insurance Reform Legislation
Pennsylvania House Bill 1150 took effect on July 9, 2008 and provides
autism insurance reform legislation. The new law provides $36,000 a year
for applied behavior analysis and other necessary treatments. The
law requires health insurance policies and the medical assistance
programs to cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism disorders in
individuals up to age 21 with no lifetime cap or limit on the number of
patient visits. It also provides expedited appeals procedure for denied
claims to ensure compliance by insurance providers. The autism reform
applies to policies offered, issued, or renewed on or after July 1, 2009,
to groups of 51 or more employees.
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