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CDCAN Report #106-2010: Budget Conference Committee Hearing on Health Issues - Autism and Private Health Insurance Plans Focus of Senate Autism Select Committee Hearing Today at 10:30 AM - Senate Human Services Committee Meets at 10:00 AM

Thu, 2010-06-10 10:06 — chris
  • Autism Senate Select Committee Info Hearing Today
  • Budget Conference Committee Also Meets Today
  • Agenda Will Cover Health Budget Items
  • Senate Human Services Committee Meets Also Today at 10:00 AM – Budget Conference Committee Agenda Includes Major Medi-Cal Issues; Also  Regional Center 1.25% Additional Reduction, Mental Health Budget Items Including AB 3632 Special Ed Mental Health Services Mandate

SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 06/10/2010  07:15 AM  (Pacific Time)] - At least three hearings dealing with bills, policy issues and the state budget having potential impact on children and adults with disabilities, mental health needs, the blind, seniors, their families and community organizations and workers that provides supports and services, are scheduled Thursday morning (June 10th), including the Senate Select Committee on Autism and Related Disorders informational hearing at 10:30 AM and the Budget Conference Committee, focusing on health budget items, scheduled possibly for 11:00 AM (the exact time depends on when the Assembly floor session adjourns).

CDCAN Report #103-2010: Health Insurance Plans and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders & Their Families Focus of June 10th Senate Autism Select Committee

Tue, 2010-06-08 11:12 — chris

Autism Epidemic: 

  • HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS FOCUS OF JUNE 10TH INFORMATIONAL HEARING BY SENATE AUTISM SELECT COMMITTEE
  • Select Committee Headed by Sen. Steinberg Will Bring Together State Regulatory Agencies, Family Advocates, Health Plan Representatives and Others to Address Controversial Issue – Committee Includes Current and Incoming Senate Republican Leaders

California State Senate Pro Tempore: Darrell Steinberg (Democrat - Sacramento)California State Senate Pro Tempore: Darrell Steinberg (Democrat - Sacramento)SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 06/07/2010  11:20 PM  (Pacific Time)] -  The Senate Select Committee on Autism and Related Disorders, chaired by Senate President Pro tem Darrell Steinberg (Democrat – Sacramento), [photo left of Sen. Steinberg] will hold an informational hearing that will focus on the controversial issue of children with autism spectrum disorders and their families and the problems with their private health insurance plans in covering critical services, scheduled for June 10, 2010 (Thursday) from 10:30 to 1:00 PM, at the State Capitol in Room 3191.  The informational hearing is scheduled to be televised by on CalChannel (check your local cable listing) and webcast live on CalChannel’s website, www.calchannel.com   CDCAN will issue a full report on the informational hearing Thursday.  [A copy of the 2 page agenda can be downloaded from the CDCAN website at www.cdcan.us  [note: this agenda was scanned by Steinberg’s office as a pdf file – so the image cannot be “read”. For those people who are sight impaired or are blind, the full agenda is retyped below in this CDCAN Report]

CDCAN Report #096-2010: SB 998 Long Term Care Bill Dies in Senate Appropriation Committee - Steinberg's SB 1283 on Health Care Coverage Grievance Impacting Children with Autism Passes out of Committee - Assembly Appropriations Meets Friday Morning

Fri, 2010-05-28 09:26 — chris
  • SB 998 Long Term Care Bill Dies In Senate Appropriations Committee – Assembly Appropriations Committee Hearing Friday Morning – Fate of Hundreds of Bills Pending Today
  • Steinberg’s SB 1283 Health Care Coverage Grievance Bill Passes Out of Senate Appropriations – Has Major Impact On Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 05/28/2010  05:00 AM  (Pacific Time)] - Legislation that proposed major changes to long term care, SB 998 by Sen. Carol Liu, was among many bills that died in the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday (May 27).   Another bill, SB 1051 by Sen. Bob Huff (Republican – Diamond Bar, 29th State Senate District) that would authorize non-licensed school employees to administer diastat to students suffering an epileptic seizure,  also was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee.  Both bills can have no further action this year.

Senate Select Committee on Autism and Related Disorders: Private Health Care Coverage for Behavioral Intervention Services

Tue, 2010-05-18 01:57 — chris
When: 
Thu, 2010-06-10 10:30
Priority: 
Very High

WHAT WILL BE HEARD: 

Informational hearing – subject: Private health care coverage of behavioral intervention therapy for persons with autism spectrum disorders

CDCAN Report #126-2009: Steinberg Announces New Senate Select Committee on Autism and Related Disorders

Wed, 2009-04-29 00:26 — chris

SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 04/28/09 10:30 PM (Pacific Time) - Senate President Darrell Steinberg (Democrat – Sacramento) announced today (April 28) a new Senate Select Committee on Autism and Related Disorders that he said would build on the work of the California Legislative Blue Ribbon Commission on Autism, which expired last November 2008.

Steinberg, who chaired that commission during its three year existence, also announced a package of bills, introduced earlier this year, dealing with autism spectrum disorders.

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