CT SB00764

Commissioner of Social Services must amend Medicaid state plan by October 1, 2021 to include services by licensed acupuncturists and chiropractors as optional services

Minimum weekly reimbursement rate of $88.52 established for chemical maintenance providers offering methadone maintenance treatment to Medicaid beneficiaries

Performance-based rate reduction provisions for methadone maintenance providers are repealed, eliminating penalties of up to 10% for failing to meet department standards

Nurse-midwives must receive the same Medicaid reimbursement rate as obstetrician-gynecologists, and podiatrists must receive the same rate as physicians, for performing identical services

Peer support specialists must be integrated into Medicaid-funded care teams effective July 1, 2021, with reimbursement for recovery-focused behavioral health services for mental illness and substance use disorder