Brandi Hodges of KAIT (Jonesboro, Arkansas) reports:
Tuesday morning in Little Rock, Governor Mike Beebe signed a bill into law that will change the lives of families living with autism. The legislation requires private insurers to provide coverage for autistic children.
"Families shouldn't have to wait. They should be able to get the treatment that is most research proven," said Dayna Miller.
Miller's son, Briar, was diagnosed with autism when he was three. Knowing he needed Applied Behavioral Analysis, or ABA, she and her family sacrificed to make it possible. She went back to school and opened up the "SPARC" clinic in Jonesboro, helping other children.
"You have a lot of moms and dads that want to provide the best treatment but just cannot financially do it," said Miller.
The law signed Tuesday morning by Governor Beebe will open the window that has been closed for so many families. Miller said Act 196 will require group insurance companies to cover autism treatment. Briar and his family have made a lot of trips to Little Rock to talk to legislators about the need for this law.
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