Parents, who have been struggling to get medical help for their autistic children, can now qualify for insurance coverage under a new law signed by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on Wednesday.

Deal has signed a bill under which the insurers are required to cover up to $30,000 in therapy every year for autistic children age 6 and under.

The law, which passed both chambers unanimously, has come after a years-long effort by parents of children with autism who made deeply personal appeals to legislators. The parents were led by Anna Bullard.

When Deal was signing the bill, Ava Bullard, 10, and her mother Anna, 34, were standing behind him. They are the ones who have led a long, often frustrating, battle to require private insurance companies for offering autism coverage for children 6 and under. In order to honor her, the bill has been named 'Ava's Law'.

Anna Bullard said, "This was our seventh year of fighting for this and I still can't believe it. Now kids with autism have a brighter future - a brighter future than ever before. There is hope for them".

Deal said that, as a governor, it was one of the most important pieces of legislation that he has signed. The law will be providing protection to patients diagnosed with terminal illnesses by prohibiting insurance carriers from dropping coverage or declining treatment.

Furthermore, Deal said that the combined 'landmark' measure 'will help provide for the health and needs of Georgia's children' and the people in the last stages of their lives. Deal mentioned that one in every 64 Georgia children is diagnosed with autism, and one in 39 boys.

Finally, Georgia Republicans who have been rejecting the mandates in President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul have managed to find one insurance requirement that they could get behind.