The Florida Senate

HB 483: Autism

GENERAL BILL by Cruz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Castor Dentel

Autism; Requires physician to refer minor to appropriate specialist for screening for autism spectrum disorder under certain circumstances; requires certain insurers & HMOs to provide direct patient access to 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
  1/6/2014	House	• Filed
  1/16/2014	House	• Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 41
  3/4/2014	House	• Introduced -HJ 41
  5/2/2014	House	• Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee

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• HB 483, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2014 at 12:43 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 174	Autism	Ring	Identical	Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Health Policy Location: In committee/council (HP)

  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 3 (pdf)
  641.31098	Coverage for individuals with developmental disabilities.	Page 6 (pdf)

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