Local WSIU
(2008-08-19)
OKLAHOMA CITY
(KOSU) -
The parents of autistic children inOklahoma are hoping a legislative study will lead to requiring health insurers to pay the diagnosis and treatment of autism.
A bill to require insurance coverage for the brain development disorder failed in the Legislature earlier this year.
The study is to begin Sept. 18, and Representative Kris Steele says it will gather information on the nature and causes of autism.
It is also to collect information on insurance issues and state-supported services for autistic children and their families.
The bill called "Nick's Law" passed in the state Senate but was never voted on in the Republican-controlled House.
Opponents claim the measure would drive up the cost of health insurance.
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