FREE Workshop “Autism and Health Insurance: Making Your Benefits Work for Your Child.”

Confused About the Autism Health Insurance Law? Find out how to tell if your insurance policy is covered under this new law, what can you expect, steps you should take and more!

Free for parents, childcare will be provided at the facility for $18. Children can bounce the night away while parents and professionals can hear the information on the new Autism Health Insurance Law (SB946). Children will be able to use all the facilities under supervision.  

You must RSVP to reserve your spot!

Presented by Behavior Frontiers Founder & Executive Director, Helen Mader, M.A., B.C.B.A.
WHEN: Monday, Oct 8th 6-8 pm
WHERE: Sky High Sports, 3230 Cornerstone Dr, Mira Loma
For more info or to RSVP:
Autism Society Inland Empire
www.ieautism.org
ieautism@att.net
(951) 220-6922

Legal Opinion Finds CA Regional Centers Can Pay Copays

The Association of Regional Center Agencies (ARCA) requested a legal opinion from the law firm, Enright and Ocheltree, LLP, in order to determine whether regional centers can pay the co-pays for services otherwise covered by insurance. The legal option authored on June 11, 2012, finds that requiring copayments from families who have insurance violates the Lanterman Act, which governs the regional centers. In addition, this legal opinion found that hardship and financial need of the family are not relevant, since there is no copay requirement in the law pertaining to insurance. This means that families who are able to secure insurance funding for applied behavior analysis (ABA) services for their child with autism can contact their regional center to request reimbursement for copayments. Families can provide their regional center service coordinator with the following legal opinion to support their request: ARCADecision