Audits for insurance-funded ABA are increasing—are you ready? The Ohio Autism Insurance Coalition is hosting a two-part Compliance Training designed to help ABA organizations strengthen audit readiness, OIG compliance, and documentation practices. Part 1 (In-Person): Compliance & OIG Auditsđź“… January 16, 2026 | ⏰ 9:00 AM–4:30 PM (Breakfast at 8:30 AM)đź“Ť Williams on the Lake […]
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We need advocacy efforts today! Please consider sending our email template below to a few Ohio Senators to share that Ohio families with loved ones with autism are experiencing challenges accessing insurance funded therapies. Families experience denials for age caps, visit caps, lack of providers and sit on long waitlists due to lack of autism
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Please read about our current push to remove age and hour caps in Ohio’s fully funded employer-sponsored health plans and the U.S. Department of Labor’s continued effort to break down parity violations that are keeping children, teens, and adults with autism getting access to behavioral services, including speech and occupational therapies. Here is a
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The Council of Autism Service Providers is a non-profit organization that developed the generally accepted standards of care called the Applied Behavior Analysis Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (the “ABA Practice Guidelines”). The purpose of the Guidelines is to inform decision-making regarding the use of ABA as a medically necessary service
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The Coalition provided stakeholder feedback to the Department of Medicaid in December 2024. The Department had published draft rules for ABA therapy coverage in November 2024. The Department hopes to finalize ABA coverage rules and codify into Ohio’s Administrative Code and Rules, in April 2025. Here is a link to the Coalition’s feedback to the
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The Ohio Department of Medicaid announced draft rules for Applied Behavior Analysis treatment services for Autism Spectrum Disorder coverage in November 2024. Stakeholder feedback ended in December 2024. Here is a link to the draft rule document. ODM ABA Proposed Rules 11.24 ERF188422 Copy
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Ohio Medicaid Member News is a short, periodic email update on the progress of the ODM strategic initiatives for individuals who receive services through Ohio Medicaid’s managed care program. In this issue: The Ohio Department of Medicaid announced four managed care organizations to serve as the Next Generation MyCare plans! Ohio Medicaid annual open enrollment is
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Enroll by December 15th in an ACA Marketplace plan to start coverage on January 1, 2025! Enrollment for insurance is now underway! The ACA stands for the Affordable Care Act which is for individuals and families that do not have health insurance through an employer or Medicaid. If you need intensive autism therapy, and
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Our very own Marla Root will be presenting The Power of Your Story: How to Become an Advocate at this years OCALICON conference. Our session is happening today at 1:30pm ET. Marla is honored to be presenting along side Kathi Machle of the Autism Society of Central Ohio and Teresa Kobelt from OCALI, both parents
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Date: July 1, 2022Author: Root Consulting, LLC0 Comments Today is a great day for supporters of the advocacy work done by The Elijah Glen Center, Step By Step and so many other parents and advocates. It’s July 1st and parents no longer have to give up custody to the state to access behavioral stabilization services for their children.