HB 1467 IN

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Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) to apply for a Medicaid state plan amendment or Medicaid waiver for the following: (1) Reimbursement of Medicaid rehabilitation option services for a Medicaid eligible recipient who is undertaking an initial assessment, intake, or counseling in a community mental health center. (2) Reimbursement for Medicaid rehabilitation option services concurrently with reimbursement under the residential addiction treatment program. (3) The inclusion of video conferencing and audio services as telehealth for community mental health centers. Amends the definition of "telehealth services" for the Medicaid program. Requires at least two members of the division of mental health and addiction planning and advisory council to be community mental health center chief executive officers or designees. Requires the department of child services to accept certain criminal history checks and fingerprinting performed by community mental health centers for specified professionals if the process used by the community mental health center at least meets or exceeds the department's procedures. Amends the required graduate level courses and clinical experience that an applicant is required to obtain for a license as a clinical addiction counselor. Adds two members to the justice reinvestment advisory council. Makes a conforming change.

• Steven Davisson · author
• Ed Charbonneau Republican · sponsor
• Michael Crider Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 14, 2021 Authored by Representative Davisson · lower
2. Jan 14, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower
3. Feb 8, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
4. Feb 9, 2021 Representative Clere added as coauthor · lower
5. Feb 11, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
6. Feb 15, 2021 Senate sponsor: Senator Charbonneau · lower
7. Feb 15, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 124: yeas 91, nays 1 · lower
8. Feb 15, 2021 Representative Shackleford added as coauthor · lower
9. Feb 16, 2021 Referred to the Senate · lower
10. Feb 23, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services · upper
11. Mar 11, 2021 Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor · upper
12. Mar 15, 2021 Senator Crider added as second sponsor · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• House Bill (H) · Feb 8, 2021 · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 13, 2021 · PDF