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LC005287/SUB A | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND | |
HOSPITALS -- COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES | |
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Introduced By: Senators Miller, DiMario, DiPalma, and Valverde | |
Date Introduced: March 01, 2022 | |
Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 40.1-8.5 of the General Laws entitled "Community Mental Health |
2 | Services" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 40.1-8.5-8. Certified community behavioral health clinics. |
4 | (a) The executive office of health and human services is authorized and directed to submit |
5 | to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services a state plan |
6 | amendment for the purposes of establishing Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in |
7 | accordance with Section 223 of the federal Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. |
8 | (b) The executive office of health and human services shall amend its Title XIX state plan |
9 | pursuant to Title XIX [42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.] and Title XXI [42 U.S.C § 1397 et seq.] of the |
10 | Social Security Act as necessary to cover all required services for persons with mental health and |
11 | substance use disorders at a certified community behavioral health clinic through a daily or monthly |
12 | bundled payment methodology that is specific to each organization’s anticipated costs and inclusive |
13 | of all required services within Section 223 of the federal Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 |
14 | and additional services identified by the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental |
15 | disabilities and hospitals. Such certified community behavioral health clinics shall adhere to the |
16 | federal model, including payment structures and rates. |
17 | (c) A certified community behavioral health clinic means any licensed community mental |
18 | health center as defined by title 40.1 that meets the federal certification criteria of Section 223 of |
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1 | the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 and additional criteria as defined by the department |
2 | of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals including, but not limited to, |
3 | these services: |
4 | (1) Outpatient mental health and substance use services; |
5 | (2) Twenty-four (24) hour mobile crisis response and hotline services; |
6 | (3) Screening, assessment, and diagnosis, including risk assessments; |
7 | (4) Person-centered treatment planning; |
8 | (5) Primary care screening and monitoring of key indicators of health risks; |
9 | (6) Targeted case management; |
10 | (7) Psychiatric rehabilitation services; |
11 | (8) Peer support and family supports; |
12 | (9) Medication-assisted treatment; |
13 | (10) Assertive community treatment; and |
14 | (11) Community-based mental health care for military service members and veterans. |
15 | (d) Subject to the approval from the United States Department of Health and Human |
16 | Services’ Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, the certified community behavioral health |
17 | clinic model pursuant to this chapter, shall be established by January 1, 2023, and include any |
18 | enhanced Medicaid match for required services or populations served. |
19 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage and be subject to approval from the |
20 | United States Department of Health and Human Services' Center for Medicaid and Medicare |
21 | Services. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND | |
HOSPITALS -- COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES | |
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1 | This act would authorize and direct the executive office of health and human services to |
2 | submit to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services a state plan |
3 | amendment for the purposes of establishing certified community behavioral health clinics in our |
4 | state. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage and be subject to approval from the United States |
6 | Department of Health and Human Services' Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services. |
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