House Amendment to Senate File 233 S-3173 Amend Senate File 233, as passed by the Senate, as 1 follows: 2 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause 3 and inserting: 4 < Section 1. Section 249A.15A, Code 2011, is amended 5 to read as follows: 6 249A.15A Licensed marital and family therapists and , 7 licensed master social workers , licensed mental health 8 counselors, and certified alcohol and drug counselors . 9 1. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to 10 chapter 17A entitling marital and family therapists 11 who are licensed pursuant to chapter 154D to payment 12 for behavioral health services provided to recipients 13 of medical assistance, subject to limitations and 14 exclusions the department finds necessary on the basis 15 of federal laws and regulations. 16 2. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to 17 chapter 17A entitling master social workers who hold 18 a master’s degree approved by the board of social 19 work, are licensed as a master social worker pursuant 20 to section 154C.3, subsection 1 , paragraph “b” , and 21 provide treatment services under the supervision of an 22 independent social worker licensed pursuant to section 23 154C.3, subsection 1 , paragraph “c” , to payment for 24 behavioral health services provided to recipients 25 of medical assistance, subject to limitations and 26 exclusions the department finds necessary on the basis 27 of federal laws and regulations. 28 3. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to 29 chapter 17A entitling mental health counselors who 30 are licensed pursuant to chapter 154D to payment for 31 behavioral health services provided to recipients 32 of medical assistance, subject to limitations and 33 exclusions the department finds necessary on the basis 34 of federal laws and regulations. 35 4. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to 36 chapter 17A entitling alcohol and drug counselors who 37 are certified by the nongovernmental Iowa board of 38 substance abuse certification to payment for behavioral 39 health services provided to recipients of medical 40 assistance, subject to limitations and exclusions the 41 department finds necessary on the basis of federal laws 42 and regulations. 43 Sec. 2. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE STATE PLAN —— MENTAL 44 HEALTH COUNSELORS. The department of human services 45 shall amend the medical assistance state plan to allow 46 mental health counselors licensed in the state and 47 alcohol and drug counselors certified in the state to 48 be participating behavioral health providers under the 49 medical assistance program. > 50 -1- SF233.1980.H (1) 84 mb 1/ 2 #1.