Senate Study Bill 3191 



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            HUMAN RESOURCES BILL BY
                                            CHAIRPERSON RAGAN)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the inclusion of licensed marital and family
  2    therapists as behavioral health participating providers under
  3    the medical assistance program.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 6419XC 82
  6 pf/nh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  249A.15A  LICENSED MARITAL AND
  1  2 FAMILY THERAPISTS.
  1  3    The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A
  1  4 entitling marital and family therapists who are licensed
  1  5 pursuant to chapter 154D to payment for behavioral health
  1  6 services provided to recipients of medical assistance, subject
  1  7 to limitations and exclusions the department finds necessary
  1  8 on the basis of federal laws and regulations.
  1  9    Sec. 2.  MEDICAID STATE PLAN == MARITAL AND FAMILY
  1 10 THERAPISTS.  The department of human services shall amend the
  1 11 medical assistance state plan to allow marital and family
  1 12 therapists licensed in the state to be participating
  1 13 behavioral health providers under the medical assistance
  1 14 program.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16    This bill directs the department of human services to adopt
  1 17 rules entitling marital and family therapists licensed in the
  1 18 state to payment for behavioral health services provided to
  1 19 recipients of medical assistance, subject to any limitations
  1 20 and exclusions based on federal law and regulation.  The bill
  1 21 also directs the department to amend the medical assistance
  1 22 state plan to allow marital and family therapists licensed in
  1 23 the state to be behavioral health participating providers
  1 24 under the medical assistance program.
  1 25 LSB 6419XC 82
  1 26 pf/nh/8