RELATING TO AUTISM.

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Sponsor: REYES ODA
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify exact fiscal years or the amount of funding appropriated.

Increase Funding for Autism Services

This bill provides funding to increase applied behavioral analysis services for Medicaid recipients diagnosed with autism.

What This Bill Does

Appropriates money from the state's general revenues to the Department of Human Services to fund applied behavioral analysis (ABA) services for Medicaid enrollees who have been diagnosed with autism.
Requires the Department of Human Services to obtain maximum federal matching funds available for this expenditure.

Who It Names or Affects

Medicaid recipients diagnosed with autism
The Department of Human Services

Terms To Know

Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA): A type of therapy that helps people with autism learn new skills and behaviors.
Medicaid: A government program that provides health insurance to low-income individuals, including those with disabilities like autism.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact amount of money being appropriated is not specified in the bill text.
It's unclear how many people will benefit from this funding increase.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-21 H
Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 2
2025-01-21 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-17 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO AUTISM.
DHS; Medicaid; Autism; Applied Behavioral Analysis Services; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates moneys to the Department of Human Services to increase funding for applied behavioral analysis services for Medicaid enrollees who have been diagnosed with autism. Requires the Department to obtain the maximum federal matching funds available for the expenditure.

Current Bill Text

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HB583

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

583

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to autism
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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There is appropriated out of the general
revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $
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or so much thereof as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2026-2027 to increase funding for applied behavioral analysis
services for medicaid enrollees who have been diagnosed with autism; provided
that the department of human services shall obtain the maximum federal matching
funds available for this expenditure.

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The sums

appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services
for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 2.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DHS;
Medicaid; Autism; Applied Behavioral Analysis Services; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates
moneys to the Department of Human Services to
increase funding for
applied behavioral analysis services for Medicaid enrollees who have been
diagnosed with autism.
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Requires the
Department to obtain the maximum federal matching funds available for the
expenditure.

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