Bill Text: IA SF152 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to entitling mental health counselors to payment for behavioral health services provided under the Medicaid program. (See SF 233.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [SF152 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF152-Introduced.html
Senate
File
152
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
152
BY
RAGAN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
entitling
mental
health
counselors
to
1
payment
for
behavioral
health
services
provided
under
the
2
Medicaid
program.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
249A.15A,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
249A.15A
Licensed
marital
and
family
therapists
and
,
licensed
3
master
social
workers
,
and
licensed
mental
health
counselors
.
4
1.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
5
17A
entitling
marital
and
family
therapists
who
are
licensed
6
pursuant
to
chapter
154D
to
payment
for
behavioral
health
7
services
provided
to
recipients
of
medical
assistance,
subject
8
to
limitations
and
exclusions
the
department
finds
necessary
on
9
the
basis
of
federal
laws
and
regulations.
10
2.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
11
17A
entitling
master
social
workers
who
hold
a
master’s
12
degree
approved
by
the
board
of
social
work,
are
licensed
as
13
a
master
social
worker
pursuant
to
section
154C.3,
subsection
14
1
,
paragraph
“b”
,
and
provide
treatment
services
under
the
15
supervision
of
an
independent
social
worker
licensed
pursuant
16
to
section
154C.3,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“c”
,
to
payment
17
for
behavioral
health
services
provided
to
recipients
of
18
medical
assistance,
subject
to
limitations
and
exclusions
the
19
department
finds
necessary
on
the
basis
of
federal
laws
and
20
regulations.
21
3.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
22
entitling
mental
health
counselors
who
are
licensed
pursuant
to
23
chapter
154D
to
payment
for
behavioral
health
services
provided
24
to
recipients
of
medical
assistance,
subject
to
limitations
25
and
exclusions
the
department
finds
necessary
on
the
basis
of
26
federal
laws
and
regulations.
27
Sec.
2.
MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE
STATE
PLAN
——
MENTAL
HEALTH
28
COUNSELORS.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
amend
the
29
medical
assistance
state
plan
to
allow
mental
health
counselors
30
licensed
in
the
state
to
be
participating
behavioral
health
31
providers
under
the
medical
assistance
program.
32
EXPLANATION
33
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
human
services
(DHS)
34
to
adopt
rules
entitling
licensed
mental
health
counselors
to
35
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payment
for
behavioral
health
services
provided
to
recipients
1
of
medical
assistance,
subject
to
limitations
and
exclusions
2
the
department
finds
necessary
on
the
basis
of
federal
laws
and
3
regulations.
The
bill
also
directs
DHS
to
amend
the
Medicaid
4
state
plan
to
allow
licensed
mental
health
counselors
to
be
5
participating
behavioral
health
providers
under
the
Medicaid
6
program.
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