H.B. 88
         AUTISM PROGRAM AMENDMENTS

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 1 February 7, 2014 2:01 PM



Representative Ronda Rudd Menlove proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Lines 37 through 41 :    

             37          (1) [For purposes of] As used in this section ["autism]:
             38          (a) "Autism spectrum disorder" [means a pervasive developmental disorder] is as
             39      defined by the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual on Mental
             40      Disorders
  or a recent edition of a professionally accepted diagnostic manual       [, including:].

             41          [(a) autistic disorder;]

2.    Page 3, Line 88 through Page 4, Line 98 :    

             88          (a) necessary to develop, maintain, or restore, to the maximum extent practicable, the
             89      functioning of an individual; and
             90          (b) provided or supervised by
  , for the purposes of the program,       a:

             91          (i) board certified behavior analyst; or
             92          (ii) a licensed psychologist with equivalent university training and supervised
             93      experience who is working toward board certification in applied behavior analysis.
             94          (3) "Autism spectrum disorder" [means a pervasive developmental disorder] is as
             95      defined by the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual on Mental
             96      Disorders
  or a recent edition of a professionally accepted diagnostic manual       [, including:].

             97          [(a) autistic disorder;]
             98          [(b) asperger's disorder; and]

3.    Page 9, Lines 264 through 271 :    

             264          (ii) provided or supervised by a board certified behavior analyst or a licensed
             265      psychologist with equivalent university training and supervised experience.
             266          (b) "Autism spectrum disorder" [means a pervasive developmental disorder,] is as
             267      defined by the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual on Mental
             268      Disorders
  or a recent edition of a professionally accepted diagnostic manual       [, including:].

             269          [(i) autistic disorder;]
             270          [(ii) asperger's disorder; and]
             271          [(iii) a pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified.]


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