Parents, caregivers, and autism support organizations in Arizona are working with the state legislature to get a bill passed that would require insurance companies to provide coverage for therapies and other treatments related to an individual’s autism spectrum disorder diagnosis.  Currently insurance companies in Arizona are not required to provide this coverage and many do not.  Instead, insurance companies consider this an educational need and push it on to the school districts.  In other cases, children only receive coverage after going on the state’s welfare health insurance program.

SB1263 passed with unanimous approval out of the Arizona Senate’s Health Committee, the next step is to get the proposal through the Appropriation’s Committee and on to the Senate floor for a vote.  For more information on the history of the bill and to provide support, visit the Arizona Autism Insurance Bill website.