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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)

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  • 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

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  • CS/SB 1600, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/1/2012 at 1:11 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 659 Medicaid Telebehavioral Health Services Coley Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HSQS)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.906 Optional Medicaid services.

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  • SB 1600, Original Filed Version Posted 1/6/2012 at 12:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Regulation (Pre-Meeting) 1/30/2012 (pdf)
    Health Regulation (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 659 Medicaid Telebehavioral Health Services Coley Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HSQS)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    395126 - Amendment
    Delete lines 90 - 92 and insert:
    Health Regulation
    (Fasano)
    1/30/2012
    2:44 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/31/2012
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/31/2012 12:00 AM Health Regulation 6 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.906 Optional Medicaid services.

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