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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

TO AMEND THE MEDICAID SECTION 1115 DEMONSTRATION WAIVER REQUESTS

AND RENEWALS

     Introduced By: Senator Samuel W. Bell

     Date Introduced: March 08, 2024

     Referred To: Senate Finance

     WHEREAS, The General Assembly enacted Chapter 12.4 of Title 42 entitled “The

Rhode Island Medicaid Reform Act of 2008”; and

     WHEREAS, A legislative enactment is required pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws

42-12.4-1, et seq.; and

     WHEREAS, Rhode Island General Laws § 42-7.2-5(3)(i) provides that the Secretary of

the Executive Office of Health and Human Services is responsible for the review and

coordination of any Medicaid section 1115 demonstration waiver requests and renewals as well

as any initiatives and proposals requiring amendments to the Medicaid state plan or category II or

III changes as described in the demonstration, “with potential to affect the scope, amount, or

duration of publicly-funded health care services, provider payments or reimbursements, or access

to or the availability of benefits and services provided by Rhode Island general and public laws”;

now therefore be it

     RESOLVED, In pursuit of an improved system of care, the legislature approves the

following proposal to amend the demonstration:

     Implement a raise to provider reimbursement rates for immediate care facilities

consisting of residential facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities that are certified to

meet the requirements of 42 CFR 442, Subpart C, including certified community behavioral

health centers (CCBHCs) by thirteen percent (13%) with the rates to be applied to managed care

organizations and fee-for-service Medicaid; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Governor of the State of Rhode Island, the

Rhode Island Department of Health, and to the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and

Human Services.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

TO AMEND THE MEDICAID SECTION 1115 DEMONSTRATION WAIVER REQUESTS

AND RENEWALS

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     This joint resolution would approve an amendment to a Medicaid section 1115

demonstration waiver to mandate that the EOHHS propose a thirteen percent (13%) raise to

provider reimbursement rates for immediate care facilities, including certified community

behavioral health centers.

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