CT SB00315

Commissioner of Social Services must seek federal approval by October 1, 2024, to join a Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics under Section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014.

Certified community behavioral health clinics must offer recovery-oriented mental health and substance abuse services, expanded hours, 24-hour crisis management access, peer support, screening and assessment, primary care monitoring, and partnerships with health and social service providers.

Commissioner must develop a plan including a clinic certification system, reporting on access to care and state costs, and a prospective payment system with quality incentive payments, triannual rate adjustments based on the Medicare Economic Index, and allowable rate modifications by scope of services.

Commissioner of Social Services must file a report on the plan by August 30, 2024, to the joint standing committees on human services and public health.

If federal approval is received, the commissioner must file annual reports by January 1st during the demonstration program detailing the program's effect on access to care and state costs for behavioral health care.