Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) in Article II of the bill, following the appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission, by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Medicaid Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy Services Reporting. HHSC shall report quarterly to the Legislative Budget Board and the Office of the Governor, in a format specified by the Legislative Budget Board, the following information related to the Medicaid Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) autism services benefit, including ABA therapy by service delivery area and information regarding whether the items below negatively affect access to care:

(a)  The number of children actively accessing care and the number of children awaiting services, including the region in which they reside; and

(b)  The utilization of the autism benefit by CPT code and provider type.