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Guide to Billing for
Services under AB88
AB
88 is the Mental Health Parity Law in
California
. This law went into effect in January 2000, after the governor signed it into
law on Sept. 27, 1999. It also applies to anyone, not just children! If
you want to have a thorough understanding of this law, and how you might use
it, you should consult with an attorney and be sure to read Chris
Angelo’s updated information related to AB 88. 2002
California Best Practices
Autism is one of the disorders covered under this law.
Other disorders covered are:
Schizophenria
Schizoaffective disorder
Bi-polar disorder, (manic-depressive illness)
Major depressive disorders
Panic Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Pervasive -Developmental Disorder or autism (this include's all of the
PDD disorders in the DSM IV)
Anorexia-nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
- Check
out the analysis of AB 88 done by Christopher Angelo, Esq., who is one of the authors of
this law, and the father of a son with autism. AB 88 Updated 030405.PDF
- If
you are in California and you have difficulty submitting a claim for
services to your insurance company, contact California's Dept. of Managed
Care at http://www.hmohelp.ca.gov/contact/
- Use
the template below, which was created by one of our “ASK” mom’s who
is the mother of two children with autism and also a lawyer. She created
this template in consult with Chris Angelo, Esq.
- Also
include with your letter, the documentation that supports ABA with research, provided to us
by LA FEAT, at the "autism/early intervention link below."
Here is the template letter:
For a bibliography of data based research of autism/early
intervention.
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