State coming down on autism therapy providers that potentially abused system

By: Niki Kelly, Casey Smith

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: March 24, 2026

Words: 1,366

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago


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Indiana Family and Social Services Administration chief Mitch Roob put autism therapy providers on notice in a tense meeting with key stakeholders last week — requiring self-reporting of “abusive” billing practices used before a recent revamp of the program.

Providers must “self-report” to the state any practices that could constitute fraud, waste or abuse by April 3, according to multiple people familiar with the meeting.

The urgency follows a March 10 Wall Street Journal …

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