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S1414 • 2025

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

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

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Sponsor
Michael O. Moore
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see S2972
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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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 Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act increasing access to ABA services by recognizing assistant level providers By Mr.
  • Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1414) of Michael O.
  • Moore, John J.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Accompanied a study order, see S2972

  2. 2026-01-07 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

  3. 2025-09-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/29/2025 from 09:00 AM-11:30 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-09-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/29/2025 from 09:00 AM-11:30 AM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  5. 2025-09-19 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/29/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  6. 2025-08-25 House

    House concurred

  7. 2025-08-21 Senate

    Discharged to the committee on Public Health

  8. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

  9. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act increasing access to ABA services by recognizing assistant level providers
By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1414) of Michael O. Moore, John J. Cronin, James B. Eldridge, Paul R. Feeney and other members of the Senate for legislation to increase access to Applied Behavior Analysis services by recognizing assistant level providers. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1414

Section 10H of Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraphs:-

“The division shall establish a rate for applied behavior analysis services for all providers who are licensed to provide said services by the Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions of the Department of Public Health.

The division shall adopt reimbursement codes and modifiers as necessary so that all licensed providers of applied behavioral analysis, as established by the Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions of the Department of Public Health, may be eligible to submit for reimbursement from the division, its contracted health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third party administrator.”

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