H4623 • 2025

An Act increasing access to ABA services by recognizing assistant level providers

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Sponsor: Sean Garballey
Last action: 2026-03-18
Official status: Referred to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act increasing access to ABA services by recognizing assistant level providers

An Act increasing access to ABA services by recognizing assistant level providers By Representative Garballey of Arlington, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Sean Garballey relative to Medicaid coverage for autism treatment and assistive technologies.

What This Bill Does

An Act increasing access to ABA services by recognizing assistant level providers By Representative Garballey of Arlington, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Sean Garballey relative to Medicaid coverage for autism treatment and assistive technologies.
Health Care Financing.
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

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Bill History

2026-03-18 House
Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
2026-01-05 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 01/15/2026 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
2025-10-16 Senate
Senate concurred
2025-10-08 House
Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
2025-08-11 House
Referred to the committee on House Rules

Official Summary Text

An Act increasing access to ABA services by recognizing assistant level providers
By Representative Garballey of Arlington, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Sean Garballey relative to Medicaid coverage for autism treatment and assistive technologies. Health Care Financing.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

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Bill H.4623

Section 10H of Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

"Section 10H. Subject to the availability of federal financial participation, the division shall cover medically necessary treatments for persons younger than 21 years old who are receiving medical coverage underthis chapter and who are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by a licensed physician or a licensed psychologist. If federal funds are available to the commonwealth, said coverage shall include, but shall not be limited to, services for applied behavior analysis rendered by Behavior Technicians, Licensed Assistant Applied Behavior Analysts and Licensed Applied Behavior Analysts supervised by a licensed applied behavior analyst and dedicated and non-dedicated augmentative and alternative communication devices, including, but not limited to medically necessary tablets; provided, however, that the division shall also provide coverage for augmentative and alternative communication devices not eligible for federal funds if the total cost incurred by the division for a device that is not eligible for federal funds is not more than the commonwealth's share of a comparable device that is eligible for federal funds."

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