Virginia HB 1106 of 2011, Regarding Licensure of Behavior Analysts and Assistant Behavior Analysts to Provide Autism Treatment
February 7, 2012
On February 7, 2012, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed a bill to mandate insurance coverage of services to diagnose and treat children with autism spectrum disorder; this is the second bill the governor has signed mandating coverage. In 2011, the General Assembly had passed the original legislation, Virginia House Bill (HB) 2467; however, after it was signed into law, the state's attorney general said the language was imprecise and returned it to the legislature for correction. The new legislation, HB 1106 of 2011, clarifies how behavioral analysts and assistant behavior analysts will be licensed by the . . .
