Arc collaborates with area organizations to bring parents up to speed on new ARICA law

Braintree SEPAC

(Special Education Parent Advisory Council)

and

BANDS

(Braintree Autism Network for our Daughters and Sons)

in collaboration with

The First Early Intervention Program

of

The Arc of the South Shore

Presents

Autism Insurance update for Parents

Join us to learn how to determine if your health insurance plan falls under ARICA (An Act Relative to Insurance Coverage for Autism) what treatments may be covered, and how education services are affected.

Guest Speakers:  Amy Weinstock, Chairperson, Insurance Committee Advocates for Autism of Massachusetts (AFAM) and Judith Ursitti, Regional Director, State Advocacy Relations for Autism Speaks.

Tuesday April 5, 2011 at 6:30 pm

Thayer Public Library  798 Washington Street, Braintree

Cost: FREE

Amy Weinstock and Judith Ursitti were instrumental in the passage of the recently enacted ARICA (An Act Relative to Insurance Coverage for Autism). Beginning in January 2011 ARICA requires health insurers in Massachusetts to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder. Join us to learn how to determine if your health insurance plan falls under ARICA, what treatments may be covered, and how education services are affected.

Contact:  rmeisel@arcsouthshore.org, bandstogether@ymail.com, or barten@comcast.net

with any questions.

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