Loudoun County Autism Network enthusiastically supports the passage of Virginia House Bill 1588 (formerly HB83).
HB 1588 requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and
health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the diagnosis
and treatment of autism spectrum disorders in individuals under age 21.
Coverage is subject to an annual maximum benefit of $36,000. Businesses
with 25 or fewer employees are not required to offer coverage.
Learn More about the Virginia Bill
Virginia House Bill 1588 was prefiled for the January 2009 session by Delegate Marshall (R-13) and Delegate Poisson (D-32). Read HB1588 here.
Join The Loudoun Project at www.theloudounproject.ning.com to get involved and network with others locally and statewide.
Find Virginia legislative summary information, media coverage and related links at Autism Votes . Be sure to sign up to receive important, up to the minute legislative updates and action alerts.
Public Hearing for the Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance, Richmond, VA - September 29, 2008
A bus full of Loudoun parents traveled to Richmond and joined over 100 parents from across the state to provide testimony at the public hearing. Watch CNN's coverage of our trip to Richmond here: CNN Coverage
Update from Florence Morris, Bureau of Insurance, State Corporate Commission : The Advisory Commission will vote on HB 83 (now prefiled as HB1588) on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 1:00 pm in House Room D.
Statewide Petition
Lansdowne residents Pat & Amy DiBari have started an online petition aiming to receive 1,000,000 signatures to present to our representatives in Richmond. Please sign the petition and be sure to forward it to your family, friends, etc.
Media Coverage
The Loudoun Project
This site has serves a myriad of purposes, the first of which is the communications about the LOUDOUN COUNTY AUTISM SUMMIT event that was held at the Potomac Club at Lansdowne on Monday night July 28, including follow-on communications related to the Summit and HB1588.
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