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CS/SB 1600: Telebehavioral Health Care Services

GENERAL BILL by Health Regulation ; Storms

Telebehavioral Health Care Services; Requiring that the Agency for Health Care Administration implement telebehavioral health care services by licensed mental health professionals as authorized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for all community-based behavioral health care services, except for those services that require physical contact; requiring that telebehavioral health care services be delivered by a licensed person who is under contract with a Medicaid provider that is enrolled in this state and authorized to provide telebehavioral health care services; requiring that the agency seek authorization from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to allow the delivery of telebehavioral health care services by any person currently authorized by rule to deliver such services, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Regulation (HR)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations (BHA)
  3. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/6/2012 Senate • Filed
1/17/2012 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Budget -SJ 221
• Introduced -SJ 221
1/26/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 01/31/12, 15 minutes after adjournment, 412 Knott Building
1/31/2012 Senate • CS by Health Regulation; YEAS 6 NAYS 1
2/1/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Health Regulation read 1st time -SJ 316
2/2/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 314
2/3/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 328
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations