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• Introduced by Rep. Kathy Angerer (D) on February 26, 2009, to impose a new coverage mandate that would require Blue Cross Blue Shield to include in all their health care insurance policies coverage for treatments related to autism, without requiring any dollar limit, deductible or co-pay for these that does not apply to other disorders.
  • Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on February 26, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on June 9, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 24, 2009. The substitute failed by voice vote in the House on June 24, 2009.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Kathy Angerer (D) on June 24, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 24, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Kathy Angerer (D) on June 24, 2009, to mandate that Blue Cross use "evidence-based" and "managed care" cost-containment practices in assessing autism insurance claims. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 24, 2009.
• Passed 83 to 25 in the House on June 24, 2009, to impose a new coverage mandate that would require Blue Cross Blue Shield to include in all their health care insurance policies coverage for treatments related to autism, without requiring any dollar limit, deductible or co-pay for these that does not apply to other disorders.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 25, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Economic Development and Regulatory Reform Committee on June 25, 2009.