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Autism ruling sets precedent for funding, says NDP

 
    TORONTO, April 13 /CNW/ - The Conservative government should heed the
signal from the Ontario Superior Court and allow medically necessary treatment
for children with autism to continue beyond the age of six, following a
precedent-setting ruling by Justice Arthur Gans, says NDP Health Critic
Shelley Martel.
 	    Martel, along with Niagara Centre MPP Peter Kormos, has been campaigning
for the past year to have autism treatment, Intensive Behavioural Intervention
(IBI), covered by OHIP and continued for as long as necessary under the
auspices of the Ministry of Health.
    Today the two issued a call to Community, Family and Children's Services
Minister Brenda Elliott to place a moratorium on cutting any child off once he
or she turns six and to fully fund all families in need.
    They called on Premier Ernie Eves to end the need for a current court
challenge by parents.
    "Just fund this necessary and beneficial treatment for autistic
children," Kormos said.
    "Then financially drained parents wouldn't be forced into court to get
what, we believe, they're entitled to," said Martel.
    "We have close to 100 families at the Ontario Human Rights Commission
right now one on one demanding an end to the discrimination that is denying
their children medically necessary treatment for autism," Martel said. "This
is clearly a health issue and parents shouldn't have to mortgage their homes
to pay for treatment."

For further information: Sunday contact: Shelley Martel, (416) 407-6296; 
Peter Kormos, (905) 980-1667; Monday: Sheila White, (416) 325-2503

 

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