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IN SB0503
Bill
Status
1/14/2019
Primary Sponsor
James Merritt
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AI Summary
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Requires the Office of the Secretary to reimburse Medicaid providers for rehabilitation option services, which include clinical behavioral health services for emotional disturbances, mental illness, and addiction provided to community-based recipients and their families
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Providers must be accredited by one of three organizations to qualify for reimbursement: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), or Council on Accreditation (COA)
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Services must be provided within the provider's scope of practice and comply with federal Medicaid rehabilitation option program requirements
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Directs the office to apply to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for any state plan amendment or waiver necessary for implementation
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Effective date: July 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Medicaid rehabilitation option reimbursement. Requires the office of the secretary to reimburse any Medicaid provider that meets specified requirements for the provision of Medicaid rehabilitation option services to an eligible Medicaid recipient.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
1/14/2019