2009 House Bill 8: Mandate health insurance coverage for autism

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Introduced by Rep. Ted Celeste (D) on February 17, 2009, to mandate health insurance coverage for autism and create a government program to suggest additional ways to help people with autism.
- Referred to the House HealthCare Access & Affordability Committee on February 17, 2009.
  - Reported in the House on April 1, 2009.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Kevin Bacon (R) on December 8, 2009, to require an attending psychologist or physician to develop a treatment plan for each patient. To limit the the mandatory coverage required at thirty-six thousand dollars per year, and to allow insurance companies to request reviews of treatment no more than every six months. The amendment passed 96 to 0 in the House on December 8, 2009.
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- Amendment offered by Rep. Louis W. Blessing, Jr. (R) on December 8, 2009.
  - Motion by Rep. Tracy Maxwell Heard (D) on December 8, 2009. The motion passed 51 to 45 in the House on December 8, 2009.
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- Amendment offered by Rep. Louis W. Blessing, Jr. (R) on December 8, 2009.
  - Motion by Rep. Tracy Maxwell Heard (D) on December 8, 2009. The motion passed 50 to 46 in the House on December 8, 2009.
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Passed 57 to 39 in the House on December 8, 2009.
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Received in the Senate on December 9, 2009.
- Referred to the Senate Insurance, Commerce & Labor Committee on December 15, 2009.