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<div class="hero"><div class="hero-inner"><span class="location-badge">Insurance Coverage</span><h1>Does Tricare Cover Autism Therapy in New Hampshire?</h1><p>Yes — Tricare covers ABA therapy in New Hampshire through the Autism Care Demonstration (ACD). Achieving Stars Therapy works with Tricare-eligible military families across NH, runs BCBA-led in-home programs, and verifies your benefits before your first session.</p></div></div>
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<section><p>Tricare covers ABA therapy for active duty, retired, and reserve military families in New Hampshire under the Autism Care Demonstration (ACD). The ACD is a Tricare-wide program that pays for ABA when a child has a qualifying autism diagnosis and is enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) or registered through Tricare's autism benefit. Achieving Stars Therapy works with Tricare-eligible families across <a href="/location/states/aba-therapy-new-hampshire">New Hampshire</a> and runs BCBA-led, in-home ABA programs.</p></section>
<section><h2>What does the Autism Care Demonstration cover?</h2><p>The ACD is the path Tricare uses to fund ABA therapy. It applies regardless of state, so NH families have the same coverage rules as families at military bases anywhere else. The basics:</p><ul><li><strong>All ages</strong> with a qualifying autism spectrum disorder diagnosis (no upper age cap, unlike most state mandates).</li><li>Medically necessary ABA, prescribed by a Tricare-recognized provider.</li><li>Treatment plan written and supervised by a BCBA.</li><li>Required outcome measures every 6 months: PDDBI, Vineland-3, SRS-2, and parent-reported scales.</li></ul><p>Tricare beneficiaries can use ABA in-home, in-clinic, or in-school settings depending on what's on the BCBA's treatment plan. Most NH military families pick in-home because it cuts the commute on top of an already demanding service schedule.</p></section>
<section><h2>How does Tricare authorize ABA therapy?</h2><p>The Tricare ACD process is more structured than commercial insurance. The steps Achieving Stars Therapy walks NH military families through:</p><ol><li><strong>Get the diagnosis on file.</strong> Tricare requires a comprehensive autism evaluation by a recognized provider (developmental pediatrician, psychiatrist, or licensed psychologist).</li><li><strong>Register with Tricare's autism benefit.</strong> The family contacts their Tricare regional contractor (Humana Military for the East region, which covers NH) and registers the child for the ACD.</li><li><strong>BCBA assessment.</strong> Achieving Stars Therapy's BCBA comes to your NH home, runs the functional behavior assessment, and writes the treatment plan.</li><li><strong>Tricare authorization.</strong> Humana Military reviews the plan. Authorization typically returns in 14-21 business days.</li><li><strong>6-month outcome measures.</strong> Required by ACD. The BCBA collects PDDBI, Vineland-3, SRS-2, and parent-reported data and submits at every reauthorization.</li></ol></section>
<section><h2>What about Tricare copays and family fees?</h2><p>Active duty family members pay no copay for ABA therapy under the ACD. Retiree families and Tricare Select families have small copays per session. We verify your specific Tricare plan benefits before your first session and tell you in dollars what each session will cost.</p></section>
<section><h2>Frequently Asked Questions</h2>
<div class="faq-item"><h3>Is Achieving Stars Therapy a Tricare-recognized provider in NH?</h3>
<p>Achieving Stars Therapy works with Tricare ACD families and is set up to bill through Humana Military (Tricare East). Confirm during benefits verification.</p></div>
<div class="faq-item"><h3>Do we need to register for EFMP before starting ABA?</h3><p>EFMP is required for active duty families. Retiree and reserve families register directly through the ACD without EFMP. Tricare staff at the local installation (Pease ANGB or the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard area for NH families) walk you through it.</p></div>
<div class="faq-item"><h3>Does Tricare cover in-home ABA in NH?</h3><p>Yes. The BCBA's treatment plan documents in-home as the medically necessary setting, and Tricare pays for it. Achieving Stars Therapy runs 100% in-home programs.</p></div>
<div class="faq-item"><h3>How long does Tricare ACD authorization take?</h3><p>14-21 business days for initial authorization after we submit the BCBA assessment. Reauthorizations every 6 months are faster as long as the outcome measures are filed on time.</p></div>
<div class="faq-item"><h3>What happens if we PCS to a different state?</h3><p>Tricare ABA coverage continues nationwide. If you transfer out of NH to another state where Achieving Stars Therapy operates (CO, KS, SC), we transition the case directly. If you transfer somewhere we don't operate, we help you find a Tricare-recognized BCBA at your new duty station.</p></div>
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<h2>Start ABA Therapy with Tricare in NH</h2>
<p>Free benefits check. We verify your Tricare ACD eligibility and walk you through the registration process.</p>
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