2011 Session Reznik Report Week 9

Hi. I'm Delegate Kirill Reznik. Welcome back to my weekly video blog updating you on what is happening here in Annapolis throughout the 2011 Legislative Session.

I apologize for the lateness of this email, but last week was busy and we didn't have an opportunity to film the update. As you may have heard, last week, he House failed to pass the Civil Marriage Protection Act, allowing same sex individuals to marry. I know that many of you were disappointed to learn of this news, as was I.

On Wednesday, the House Health and Government Operations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee held hearings on my Coverage of Autism Spectrum Disorders bill. This legislation would require insurance coverage of behavioral health treatments, such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), an evidence-based, medically-necessary therapy, in the treatment of autism. At the hearing, many proponents of the bill, including Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler, the chair of the Maryland Autism Commission

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Yes, Kirill, Life would be better if we did not live in the United States of Incompetence!