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By Ms. L'Italien of Andover, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 493) of Barbara A. L'Italien and others relative to the children's autism Medicaid waiver. Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
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By Ms. L'Italien of Andover, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 493) of Barbara A. L'Italien and others relative to the children's autism Medicaid waiver. Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
William N. Brownsberger
Louis L. Kafka
Richard J. Ross
Tom Sannicandro
John W. Scibak
Susan C. Fargo
Jennifer M. Callahan
Steven A. Tolman
Garrett J. Bradley
William Lantigua
Kathi-Anne Reinstein
Matthew C. Patrick
Scott P. Brown
Barry R. Finegold
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
David Paul Linsky
John P. Fresolo
David M. Torrisi
James R. Miceli
Edward M. Augustus, Jr.
Robert K. Coughlin
Karyn E. Polito
Alice Hanlon Peisch
Christopher N. Speranzo
Kay Khan
Joseph R. Driscoll
Robert L. Rice, Jr.
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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. The secretary of health and human services and the commissioner of education shall collaborate with parents, providers and others with expertise in meeting the needs of children with autism spectrum disorder to study and develop recommendations for maintaining and increasing the number of qualified providers of intensive in-home intervention services for children with autism spectrum disorder. The secretary and the commissioner shall submit a joint report to the joint committees on education and health care describing said recommendations no later than January 1, 2006. The report shall consider a full range of options for maintaining and increasing the number of qualified providers available to provide services under the waiver described in this act, including but not limited to: collaboration with Massachusetts’ universities, colleges and community colleges; loan forgiveness programs; scholarships to post-secondary students who work as providers and pursue a related field of study; outreach efforts to parents of children with autism spectrum disorder to recruit parents interested in working as providers of services.