Action Alert- Families we need your help now!!!!!!

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Dear Families:

We need your help now!!!

There are two bills that have been introduced HB 83 and SB 174.

Both bills would allow employers to offer employees insurance coverage that do not cover state mandates- one being coverage for autism. HB 83 would affect employers with 15 employees or less. SB174 would affect any employer.

This is of great concern as both bills would reverse HB 565 which passed in 2001. HB 565 stated that insurance policies that provide coverage for neurological disorders shall not deny benefits based on diagnoses of autism.

If these 2 bills pass -Georgia would be taking a giant step backwards. We are talking about our children's future. Both bills are moving quickly thru committees.

SB 174 is currently in the Insurance and Labor Committee.

Message: I am a parent of a family member with autism. Briefly talk about your child with autism. Talk about how this bill would directly impact your family. SB 174 would reverse all the benefits of HB 565 which passed in 2001. Please oppose SB 174.

Please contact the following committee members immediately!!!

Chairman Ralph Hudgens ralphudgens@... 404-463-1361

Vice Chair Shafer dshafer@... 404-651-7738

Secretary Dan Moody dmoody@... 404-463-8055

Don Balfour ss9balfour@... 404-656-0095

Brown rbrown@... 404-656-5035

Jeff Chapman jchapman@... 404-656-0045

Tim Golden tgolden@... 404-657-7580

Ed Harbison eharbison@... 404-656-0074

Seth Harp sethharp@... 404-463-3931

Chip chiprogers2@... 404-463-1378

Bill s bstephen@... 404-656-0048

Sam Zamarripa szamarri@... 404-463-8054

HB 83 is currently in Rules committee.

Message: I am a parent of family member with autism . Briefly talk about your child with autism. Talk about how this bill would directly impact your family. HB 83 would reverse all the benefits of HB 565 which passed in 2001. Please oppose HB 83.

Please contact the following committee members immediately!!!

Chairman Earl Ehrhart eaeh@... 404-656-5141

Vice Chair Sue Burmeister subrmyster@... 404-656-5024

Secretary Jame Mills rep-mills@... 404-656-5099

Terry Barnard tbarnard@... 404-656-5138

Ben Bridges bbridges@... 404-656-5143

Jeff Brown jbrown@... 404-463-2247

Mark Burkhalter mburkhal@... 404-656-5072

Casas dcasas@... 404-656-0254

Mickey Channell mickey@... 404-656-0298

Sharon 404-656-5024

Barry Fleming bfleming@... 404-656-5024

Rich Golick rgolick@... 404-651-0254

Graves repdavidgraves@... 404-656-7855

Carolyn Hugley chugley@... 404-656-5058

Jerry Keen jlkeen@... 404-656-5052

Bob Lane blane@... 404-656-5115

Jeff 404-656-9198

Lunsford jlunsford@... 404-656-7146

Fran Millar fran_millar@... 404-656-5064

Butch Parrish lparish@... 404-656-0298

Dubose Porter 404-656-5058

Ralston dralston1@... 404-656-5943

Nikki Randall nrandall@... 404-656-0109

Ray rray@... 404-656-3265

Tom Rice trice@... 404-656-5912

Austin ascott@... 404-656-5132

Jay Shaw jshaw@... 404-656-7859

Bob smith98@... 404-463-2247

Vance Vsmith@... 404-656-7153

Calvin Smyre calvinsmyre@... 404-656-0116

Ron s quickrxdrg@... 404-656-5122

Len lwalker@... 404-656-5139

Wendell Willard wkwillard@... 404-656-5125

If there are any families who's family member with autism are receiving benefits from their insurance because of HB565 please email me at hcf67@....

Thank you,

Heidi Fernandez

Parent and Advocate