Pop News Brief: In May 2011, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed into law the requirement for insurers to cover autistic children in Virginia. The current version of the law was set to begin in January; however, implementation of the law will be delayed until lawmakers can craft legislation that regulates the licensing of professionals who are trained to work with autistic children. How long the new law will be put on hold is unclear.

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