Directs the commissioner of health and commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to jointly promulgate rules and.

This bill directs the commissioner of health and commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to jointly promulgate rules and regulations requiring pediatric health care providers to screen children beginning at the age of 12 months for autism spectrum disorders during each wellness and preventative care examination. The screening must continue annually until the child reaches age six, and thereafter at eleven and fourteen years of age.

Directs the commissioner of health and commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to jointly promulgate rules and.

This bill directs the commissioner of health and commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to jointly promulgate rules and regulations requiring pediatric health care providers to screen children beginning at the age of 12 months for autism spectrum disorders during each wellness and preventative care examination. The screening must continue annually until the child reaches age six, and thereafter at eleven and fourteen years of age.