Amended IN Assembly April 26, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2861Introduced by Assembly Member SalasFebruary 16, 2018 An act to add Section 14132.731 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2861, as amended, Salas. Medi-Cal: telehealth: substance use disorder services.Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions.Existing law provides that in-person contact between a health care provider and a patient is not required under the Medi-Cal program for services appropriately provided through telehealth, as defined, subject to reimbursement policies adopted by the department to compensate a licensed health care provider who provides health care services through telehealth that are otherwise reimbursed pursuant to the Medi-Cal program. Existing law, for purposes of payment for covered treatment or services provided through telehealth, prohibits the department from limiting the type of setting where services are provided for the patient or by the health care provider.This bill would require require, upon specific federal participation and approval, the department to allow a licensed practitioner of the healing arts or a certified substance use disorder counselor to receive Medi-Cal reimbursement for substance use disorder services provided through telehealth in accordance with the Medicaid state plan.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 14132.731 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, immediately following Section 14132.73, to read:14132.731. (a) The department shall allow a licensed practitioner of the healing arts or a certified substance use disorder counselor to receive Medi-Cal reimbursement for substance use disorder services provided through telehealth, as defined in Section 2290.5 of the Business and Professions Code, in accordance with the Medicaid state plan.(b) This section shall be implemented only to the extent federal financial participation is available and only if any necessary federal approvals have been obtained.
Amended IN Assembly April 26, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2861Introduced by Assembly Member SalasFebruary 16, 2018 An act to add Section 14132.731 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2861, as amended, Salas. Medi-Cal: telehealth: substance use disorder services.Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions.Existing law provides that in-person contact between a health care provider and a patient is not required under the Medi-Cal program for services appropriately provided through telehealth, as defined, subject to reimbursement policies adopted by the department to compensate a licensed health care provider who provides health care services through telehealth that are otherwise reimbursed pursuant to the Medi-Cal program. Existing law, for purposes of payment for covered treatment or services provided through telehealth, prohibits the department from limiting the type of setting where services are provided for the patient or by the health care provider.This bill would require require, upon specific federal participation and approval, the department to allow a licensed practitioner of the healing arts or a certified substance use disorder counselor to receive Medi-Cal reimbursement for substance use disorder services provided through telehealth in accordance with the Medicaid state plan.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 26, 2018
Amended IN Assembly April 26, 2018
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 2861
Introduced by Assembly Member SalasFebruary 16, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Salas
February 16, 2018
An act to add Section 14132.731 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to Medi-Cal.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2861, as amended, Salas. Medi-Cal: telehealth: substance use disorder services.
Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions.Existing law provides that in-person contact between a health care provider and a patient is not required under the Medi-Cal program for services appropriately provided through telehealth, as defined, subject to reimbursement policies adopted by the department to compensate a licensed health care provider who provides health care services through telehealth that are otherwise reimbursed pursuant to the Medi-Cal program. Existing law, for purposes of payment for covered treatment or services provided through telehealth, prohibits the department from limiting the type of setting where services are provided for the patient or by the health care provider.This bill would require require, upon specific federal participation and approval, the department to allow a licensed practitioner of the healing arts or a certified substance use disorder counselor to receive Medi-Cal reimbursement for substance use disorder services provided through telehealth in accordance with the Medicaid state plan.
Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions.
Existing law provides that in-person contact between a health care provider and a patient is not required under the Medi-Cal program for services appropriately provided through telehealth, as defined, subject to reimbursement policies adopted by the department to compensate a licensed health care provider who provides health care services through telehealth that are otherwise reimbursed pursuant to the Medi-Cal program. Existing law, for purposes of payment for covered treatment or services provided through telehealth, prohibits the department from limiting the type of setting where services are provided for the patient or by the health care provider.
This bill would require require, upon specific federal participation and approval, the department to allow a licensed practitioner of the healing arts or a certified substance use disorder counselor to receive Medi-Cal reimbursement for substance use disorder services provided through telehealth in accordance with the Medicaid state plan.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 14132.731 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, immediately following Section 14132.73, to read:14132.731. (a) The department shall allow a licensed practitioner of the healing arts or a certified substance use disorder counselor to receive Medi-Cal reimbursement for substance use disorder services provided through telehealth, as defined in Section 2290.5 of the Business and Professions Code, in accordance with the Medicaid state plan.(b) This section shall be implemented only to the extent federal financial participation is available and only if any necessary federal approvals have been obtained.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 14132.731 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, immediately following Section 14132.73, to read:14132.731. (a) The department shall allow a licensed practitioner of the healing arts or a certified substance use disorder counselor to receive Medi-Cal reimbursement for substance use disorder services provided through telehealth, as defined in Section 2290.5 of the Business and Professions Code, in accordance with the Medicaid state plan.(b) This section shall be implemented only to the extent federal financial participation is available and only if any necessary federal approvals have been obtained.
SECTION 1. Section 14132.731 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, immediately following Section 14132.73, to read:
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14132.731. (a) The department shall allow a licensed practitioner of the healing arts or a certified substance use disorder counselor to receive Medi-Cal reimbursement for substance use disorder services provided through telehealth, as defined in Section 2290.5 of the Business and Professions Code, in accordance with the Medicaid state plan.(b) This section shall be implemented only to the extent federal financial participation is available and only if any necessary federal approvals have been obtained.
14132.731. (a) The department shall allow a licensed practitioner of the healing arts or a certified substance use disorder counselor to receive Medi-Cal reimbursement for substance use disorder services provided through telehealth, as defined in Section 2290.5 of the Business and Professions Code, in accordance with the Medicaid state plan.(b) This section shall be implemented only to the extent federal financial participation is available and only if any necessary federal approvals have been obtained.
14132.731. (a) The department shall allow a licensed practitioner of the healing arts or a certified substance use disorder counselor to receive Medi-Cal reimbursement for substance use disorder services provided through telehealth, as defined in Section 2290.5 of the Business and Professions Code, in accordance with the Medicaid state plan.(b) This section shall be implemented only to the extent federal financial participation is available and only if any necessary federal approvals have been obtained.
14132.731. (a) The department shall allow a licensed practitioner of the healing arts or a certified substance use disorder counselor to receive Medi-Cal reimbursement for substance use disorder services provided through telehealth, as defined in Section 2290.5 of the Business and Professions Code, in accordance with the Medicaid state plan.
(b) This section shall be implemented only to the extent federal financial participation is available and only if any necessary federal approvals have been obtained.