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Relating to reimbursement rates for state-licensed providers of certain substance use disorder treatment services
Topics:Health careFamilies & human servicesMental health & addiction
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 14, 2023
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 3, 2023
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 9, 202396–0
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The Department of Health and Human Services will set new payment rates for state-licensed providers who offer intensive outpatient and residential treatment for substance use disorders. These providers work through Medicaid managed care programs. The department will also create a schedule for when providers must submit cost reports and a plan to regularly review these payment rates.1
Read the official explanation
This bill directs the department of health and human services (the department) to establish Medicaid 1915(b)(3) waiver reimbursement rates, applicable to providers under Medicaid managed care administration, for substance use disorder residential and intensive outpatient treatment services providers that are licensed by the state to deliver 1915(b)(3) services. The department shall establish time frames for release of the rate structure to providers and the deadline for submission of the completed projected cost reports by providers to the departments, to allow sufficient time for review and the making of recommended adjustments to the reimbursement rates. The department shall establish a plan for regular review of reimbursement rates for these providers and shall provide information to the governor and the general assembly in a timely manner to allow for the provision of appropriate funding for any change in reimbursement rates.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 14, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Lobbying
6 for · 0 against · 22 undecided · Who →