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Utah law currently requires health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder, including behavioral health treatment like applied behavior analysis, with no annual limit on covered hours for plans issued after 2020. An earlier version of this bill would have expanded the types of providers who could diagnose autism to include nurse practitioners, clinical social workers, and other licensed professionals beyond physicians and psychologists; the current substitute removes that provider expansion and instead adds a definition for "mental health therapist" tied to existing licensing law. Starting before July 1, 2027, and every year after, insurance plans would be required to report data to the state on autism-related coverage, including average wait times for assessments, whether prior authorization is required, the number of enrollees under 18 diagnosed with autism, what type of provider made the diagnosis, and the average hours and cost of applied behavior analysis treatment received. The state Insurance Department would compile this information into an annual report for a legislative committee and, starting in September 2027, publicly post online which insurance plans reimburse mental health therapists (who are not physicians or psychologists) for autism treatment; this reporting requirement would automatically expire in January 2030 unless renewed.