SB 146 (2015) -  Autism

by Ring (CO-SPONSORS) Sachs
Requiring a physician, to whom a parent or legal guardian reports observing symptoms of autism exhibited by a minor child, to refer the minor to an appropriate specialist for screening for autism spectrum disorder under certain circumstances; requiring that certain insurers and health maintenance organizations provide direct patient access for a minimum number of visits to an appropriate specialist for screening for, or evaluation or diagnosis of, autism spectrum disorder, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015
Last Event: 05/01/15 S Died in Banking and Insurance on Friday, May 1, 2015 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 03/31/15 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 1
  • Banking and Insurance
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
  • Fiscal Policy

Related Bills

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/31/2015 2:33:07 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/30/2015 3:22:11 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Banking and Insurance Time: 05/01/2015 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 316 Time: 04/01/2015 - 8:35 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -SJ 316 Time: 03/31/2015 - 12:34 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/31/15, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/26/2015 - 3:05 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 42 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Fiscal Policy -SJ 42 Time: 12/12/2014 - 1:01 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/24/2014 - 3:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
381.988 HB 23
627.6686 HB 23
641.31098 HB 23