Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Insurance Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2568
Health insurance policies; require coverage for autism spectrum disorder.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE ALL HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS IN INDIVIDUALS LESS THAN 21 YEARS OF AGE; TO PROVIDE THAT COVERAGE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CERTAIN MAXIMUM BENEFIT PER YEAR; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS TO BE UTILIZED BY MANAGED CARE PLANS FOR THE CREDENTIALING OF AUTISM SERVICE PROVIDERS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 31 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 31 to Feb 19 · stopped19 days
InsuranceJan 31 to Feb 19 · stopped19 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.