The Florida Senate

HB 1431: Autism

GENERAL BILL by Hager ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fresen ; Pilon ; Rooney ; Van Zant

Autism; Requires that physician refer minor to appropriate specialist for screening for autism spectrum disorder under certain circumstances; requires that certain insurers & HMOs provide direct patient access to appropriate specialist for screening for or evaluation or diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder; requires certain insurance policies & HMO contracts to provide minimum number of visits per year for screening for or evaluation or diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/8/2011	House	• Filed • Introduced -HJ 131
  3/14/2011	House	• Referred to Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 222
  5/7/2011	House	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee

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• HB 1431, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/8/2011 at 12:14 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 100 (c1)	Autism	Ring	Similar	Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Budget Location: In committee/council (BC)

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  381.986		Page 1 (pdf)
  627.6686	Coverage for individuals with autism spectrum disorder required; exception.	Page 2 (pdf)
  641.31098	Coverage for individuals with developmental disabilities.	Page 6 (pdf)

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