California became the 28th state to enact autism insurance reform that forced insurance providers to cover Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). ABA is known as Autistic Conversion Therapy in the Autistic Community.
The Autism Votes initiative was powered by Autism Speaks and other non-Autistic parent-founded autism organizations.
The ’autism community’ referenced in articles here is a different community than the Autistic community. The ’autism community’ prevented Autistics from participating in legislation, Autistic healthcare initiatives and more in a meaningful manner. Instead, Autistics are used as a prop or token in these initiatives.
Autism Insurance Reform that included ABA was being protested by Autistics as it was being hailed by non-Autistics in the ’autism community.’ These non-Autistic parent-founded organizations and people didn’t listen to Autistics then, and they aren’t listening now.
When this legislation was implemented, Autistics were silenced in the national conversation, and our civil, human and disabled rights circumvented or denied.
Today, in every state, Autistics and our real allies are working hard to introduce legislation to get ABA banned.
We will be heard.
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Autism Politics
California Autism Insurance Reform Legislation was enacted on October 9, 2011.
Legislation: AB 88, SB 1563, SB 946, AB 171, SB 166
Affiliated people: Jim Beall Jr., Jerry Brown,Gavin Newsom, Don Perata, Darrell Steinberg, Lorri Unumb
Also: Alliance of California Autism Organizations (ACAO), CA Legislative Blue Ribbon Commission, Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), Autism Speaks, Autism Votes
2013
May 14: SB.126 approved 5-0 by Senate Appropriations Committee
May 2: SB.126 approved 9-0 by Senate Health Committee; referred to Senate Appropriations
March 26: California Health Benefits Review Program finds “no measurable cost impact’ from SB.126
January 26: SB.126, extending sunset on SB.946 from 2014 to 2019 introduced in Senate by Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg
2012
January 26: AB 171 voted out of Assembly 50-18; referred to Senate Health Committee
January 19: AB.171 voted out of Assembly Appropriations Committee; provisons for behavioral health treatments removed due to enactment of SB.946.
2011
October 9: Gov. Jerry Brown signs SB.946, making California the 28th state to enact insurance reform
September 9: California Senate passes SB 946 by 25-4 vote.
September 9:California Assembly passes SB 946 by 51-11 vote.
August 17: Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg introduces amendments to SB 770 to clarify, strengthen state settlements with insurers regarding autism benefits.
May 27: Further action on AB 171 deferred until next year by Assembly Appropriations Committee.
May 3: AB 171 is amended to include provisions to define qualified autism service providers.
April 26: AB 171 passes favorably out of Assembly Health Committee by a vote of 12-6.
April 7: SB 166 is referred to Senate Health Committee.
February 3: Autism insurance reform bill, Senate Bill 166, introduced in the Senate.
January 20: Autism insurance reform bill, Assembly Bill 171, introduced in the Assembly; referred to Assembly Health Committee.
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