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EXPLANATION: Amend the Contract Authority proviso at DHHS to allow the agency to establish administrative contracts with ABA providers to enhance provider capacity statewide
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 33,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 349, paragraph
33.19, line 1, by inserting after "recipients.":
/ For Fiscal year 2018-19, the Department shall develop
Autism Therapy Innovation contracts with Applied Behavior
Analysis (ABA) providers and education institutions to promote
and foster the development of education, training, and
certification programs for ABA therapy services to support the
development of provider capacity statewide and address critical
access issues in the ABA community. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.