HB 4208 Summary

• Establishes fee-for-service Medicaid reimbursement for health care providers with prescriptive authority and nonphysician practitioners treating patients with primary diagnosis of alcohol use disorder, effective upon bill passage.

• Allows qualified providers to receive Medicaid reimbursement for evaluation and management services, consultation services, and other related services for alcohol use disorder treatment.

• Defines "nonphysician practitioner" as individuals licensed or certified in Michigan to provide nonphysician behavioral health services who are associated with an office-based primary care provider.

• Maintains existing Medicaid specialty prepaid health plan structure for managing mental illness, developmental disability, serious emotional disturbance, and substance use disorder services.