SB 1031

Abstract

Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder. Requires health insurers, corporations providing health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder under insurance policies, subscription contracts, or health care plans issued in the individual market or small group markets. The existing requirement that such coverage be provided for policies, contracts, or plans issued in the large group market is not affected. The provision applies with respect to insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended on or after January 1, 2021. This bill is identical to HB 1503.

Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrumdisorder; individual and small group markets. Eliminates theexemption from the requirements to provide coverage for the diagnosisand treatment of autism spectrum disorder for insurers, corporations,and organizations issuing policies, contracts, and plans in the individualand small group markets. Under current law, only policies, contracts,and plans issued in the large group market are required to providesuch coverage.