Autism Equity Act Survey
Submitted by Todd Hash on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 12:10pm.
As you are well aware, the issue of insurance coverage for needed therapies is a hot topic. All of us were hopeful that the passage of the Autism Equity Act in 2006 would help more children on the spectrum access needed therapies, including Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA).
This year there are several bills before the General Assembly that would expand coverage to older children and youth, as well as clarify that ABA is a covered service.
The Autism Society of Middle Tennessee (ASMT), in partnership with the Tennessee Disability Coalition, the Autism Society of America – East TN Chapter, and the Autism Society of America – MidSouth Chapter, are seeking information about the effectiveness and impact of the Autism Equity Act.
In particular, we are interested in whether the Autism Equity Act has affected your insurance plan, and whether it has made ABA available when needed.
State law only impacts individual and group health insurance plans. The state cannot regulate "ERISA" plans. ERISA plans are often administered by insurance companies, but employers are actually self-insured. Your employer would be able to tell you if your plan is an ERISA plan or not.
Please take a few minutes to complete the following questionnaire and return it to ASMT at asmt@tnautism.org, fax 615-383-1176 or 955 Woodland Street, Nashville, TN 37206.
Click here for the online version of the survey
Click here for MS Word Version of Survey for Email
