South Carolina Legislation

Among other things, this bill amends the CLSC §40-47-0140 by adding a provision to allow physician assistants to be considered a primary care provider or a mental health provider when the PA is practicing in the medical specialties required for a physician to be a primary care provider or mental health provider.

This bill tries to change the section of the state insurance law about autism coverage. The bill would change the law by changing the definition of autism spectrum disorder to “any of the pervasive developmental disorders or autism spectrum disorder as defined by the most recent addition of the DSM or the edition in effect at the time of diagnosis.” The bill would also eliminate the subsections about annual maximums and any age-specific requirements.