HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2883 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1006 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Garrett J. Bradley _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act relative to the definition of autism in the childrens autism medicaid waiver. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Garrett J. Bradley | 3rd Plymouth | Danielle W. Gregoire | 4th Middlesex | John J. Lawn, Jr. | 10th Middlesex | Thomas J. Calter | 12th Plymouth | James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | Tom Sannicandro | 7th Middlesex | Ellen Story | 3rd Hampshire |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2883 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1006 By Mr. Bradley of Hingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1006) of Garrett J. Bradley and others relative to the definition of autism in the childrens autism medicaid waiver. Health Care Financing. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to the definition of autism in the childrens autism medicaid waiver.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2005 is hereby amended by striking out the following sentence in the second paragraph “Autism spectrum disorder includes the following disorders as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV-TR, 2000): autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified, childhood disintegrative disorder, and Rett's disorder.” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “The terms ‘autism’ or ‘autism spectrum disorder ‘shall have the same meaning as the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.” |
