COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio House has approved a bill that would require health insurance companies to cover the treatment of autism.

The Democratic-controlled House voted 57-39 for the bill, which now heads to a Republican-controlled Senate that has already demonstrated its skepticism toward the measure.

The House included the autism coverage requirement in its version of the two-year budget passed earlier this year. But the Senate took the measure out.

Many Republicans are concerned that requiring insurance companies to cover autism will increase the price of insurance overall, hurting small businesses and certain individuals.

About one in every 150 children is diagnosed with autism, a developmental disability that impairs a person's ability to communicate and interact with others.