Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 33-24-59.10. Coverage for Autism

All health carriers and health benefit plans subject to the provisions of this Code section shall provide the department with all data requested by the department for inclusion in the annual report.
History. Code 1981, § 33-24-59.10 , enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 852, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 111, §§ 2A, 2B/HB 429; Ga. L. 2018, p. 950, § 1/SB 118; Ga. L. 2019, p. 386, § 72/SB 133; Ga. L. 2019, p. 1029, § 1/HB 310.
The 2018 amendment, effective January 1, 2019, substituted “20 years of age” for “six years of age” in the introductory paragraph of subsection (b); in paragraph (b)(2), in the first sentence, inserted “for applied behavior analysis” near the beginning, substituted “the covering entity” for “a licensed physician or licensed psychologist” in the middle, and added “according to established criteria” at the end; substituted “$35,000.00” for “$30,000.00” in the first sentence of paragraph (b)(4); and deleted the former second sentence in paragraph (b)(5), which read: “Coverage for prescription drugs for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders shall be determined in the same manner as coverage for prescription drugs for the treatment of any other illness or condition is determined under the policy or contract.”
The 2019 amendments. —
The first 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, in subsection (f), substituted “P.L. 111-148” for “P. L. 111-148” and “such Act” for “such act” in the first sentence. The second 2019 amendment, effective May 9, 2019, substituted “June 15, 2019, and every June 15” for “January 15, 2017, and every January 15” near the beginning of subsection (i).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, Code Section 33-24-59.9, as enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 852, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 33-24-59.10.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2015, p. 111, § 3/HB 429, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that the amendment of this Code section is effective upon ratification at the November, 2016, general election of an amendment allowing the General Assembly to appropriate funds derived from an additional .2 percent increase in the general state sales and use tax for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder. No such constitutional amendment was included on the ballot in the general election held on November 8, 2016.
Law reviews.
For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 193 (2015).

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