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HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Disability Rights Center has filed a class-action lawsuit seeking state-funded therapy for children with autism who are on Medicaid.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (http://bit.ly/1tKuiaN) reports the lawsuit names as a defendant Patricia McManaman in her job as director of the state Department of Human Services.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of a 5-year-old boy diagnosed with severe autism.
The lawsuit seeks payments by the state to cover the cost of applied behavior analysis for the boy and others on Medicaid.
The lawsuit says the treatment would allow autistic children to reach their full potential and be less likely to be institutionalized as adults.
McManaman's spokeswoman declined comment and referred media inquiries to the state attorney general's office.
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