Florida State Insuance Legislation Passes

Autism Speaks applauds Florida Governor Charlie Crist and State Legislators for passing autism insurance legislation.  Read more about the new legislation on the Florida page of AutismVotes.org.

Autism Speaks National Legislative Agenda:

• Support of the Expanding the Promise of Individuals with Autism Act (EPIAA)
  a bill designed to provide demonstration grants for autism treatment and services
  • Current Florida cosponsors
    • Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-11)
    • Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL-21)
    • Rep. Kendrick B. Meek (FL-17)
    • Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-18)
    • Rep. Robert Wexler (FL-19)
  • To find out more about this bill or to contact your representative, click here.
    
• Support of the Disability Savings Act of 2008
  a bill that will provide a tax-preferred savings benefit for disability related expenses. 
     To find out more about this bill or to contact your representative, click here.
  
• Undertake a multi-state insurance legislation campaign
  an effort to change insurance laws and require coverage of medically necessary autism services.
  • Florida currently has a law in place that requires private insurance companies to cover autism services, including Applied Behavior Analysis.
    
• Educational outreach to the policy staffs of all major party candidates for President in 2008
  

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• Visit www.autismvotes.org for the most current information regarding national autism legislative issues.
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