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Relating to the Medicaid institutions for mental diseases waiver, and including effective date provisions
Topics:Health careMedicaidMental health & addiction
Same legislation: HF 2222
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2020
- Done: House committeeFebruary 24, 2020
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 24, 2020
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 4, 2020
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill requires the department of human services to submit a request to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services (CMS) for a section 1115 demonstration waiver to provide for reimbursement for services provided in settings that qualify as institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) to otherwise eligible Medicaid beneficiaries with a serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance as part of a continuum of care and a more integrated model of behavioral health care delivery.
Read the full explanation
The waiver shall also request reimbursement for services provided to beneficiaries residing in an IMD, primarily to receive mental health services, for screening and treatment of co-occurring substance use disorder and physical health conditions. The department shall implement the waiver upon receipt of federal approval. An institution for mental diseases refers to a residential or inpatient facility with more than beds in which individuals are primarily receiving care for a mental disease as specified by federal law. Traditionally, Medicaid reimbursement was not available for services provided in IMDs for individuals between and years of age. In November 2018, CMS issued guidance, as mandated by section 12003 of the federal 21st Century Cures Act (Pub. L. 114-255), about opportunities to design innovative systems for adults with serious mental illness (SMI) and children with serious emotional disturbance (SED). This guidance allows states to provide Medicaid coverage through section 1115 waivers for short-term stays in IMDs for individuals with SMI and SED. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
Changed since by amendment H-8021; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named January 22, 2020. On January 29, 2020 it recommended passage. H.J. 166.
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