HB404 Alabama 2017 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Mental Health Dept., duties, provision of applied behavior analysis services, autistic children, appropriation for program
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, no state agency provides
applied behavior analysis intervention services to
children with a diagnosis of an autism spectrum
disorder</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the Department of
Mental Health to administer an applied behavior
analysis (ABA) program that provides ABA
intervention services to children ages birth to
nine with autism</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would limit the amount of ABA
intervention services provided to a child to
$40,000 annually</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide an appropriation of
$3,000,000 from the Education Trust Fund for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, to the
Department of Mental Health for the administration
of the ABA program</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also require the State
Department of Education and the Department of Early
Childhood Education to identify children who have a
diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder for
referral to the Department of Mental Health for ABA
intervention services</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the treatment of autism spectrum
disorder; to require the Department of Mental Health to
administer an applied behavior analysis (ABA) program that
provides ABA intervention services to children ages birth to
nine with autism; to limit the amount of ABA intervention
services provided to a child to $40,000 annually; to
appropriate $3,000,000 from the Education Trust Fund for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 to the Department of
Mental Health for the administration of the ABA program; and
to require the State Department of Education and the
Department of Early Childhood Education to identify children
who have a diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder for
referral to the Department of Mental Health for ABA
intervention services.
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Subjects
Mental Health Department
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 14, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB404 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |