2024 -- S 2713 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE | |
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Introduced By: Senators DiMario, Lauria, DiPalma, Euer, Lawson, Pearson, Valverde, | |
Date Introduced: March 05, 2024 | |
Referred To: Senate Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 40-8 of the General Laws entitled "Medical Assistance" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 40-8-33. Graduate student services covered. |
4 | Notwithstanding any general law, public law, special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, |
5 | Medicaid reimbursement shall be provided under this chapter for services provided by a graduate |
6 | student intern in one of the mental health professional disciplines who is formally assigned by an |
7 | accredited college/university to an agency or facility for clinical training. The graduate student |
8 | intern shall be allowed to receive compensation from these reimbursed hours and the supervising |
9 | organization is allowed to retain a portion of the compensation to cover expenses related to |
10 | supervisory work. A mental health practitioner working as a clinical trainee must: |
11 | (1) Comply with requirements for licensure or board certification as a mental health |
12 | professional including supervised practice in the delivery of mental health services for the treatment |
13 | of mental illness; or |
14 | (2) Be a graduate student in a bona fide field placement or internship under a program |
15 | leading to completion of the requirements for licensure as a mental health professional. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE | |
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1 | This act would provide that services provided by graduate student interns who work under |
2 | a supervisory protocol would be eligible to be paid from Medicaid reimbursement. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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