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| 3 | 3 | LCO No. 2305 1 of 1 | |
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| 5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5714 | |
| 6 | 6 | January Session, 2019 | |
| 7 | 7 | LCO No. 2305 | |
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| 10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES | |
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| 13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
| 14 | 14 | REP. HUGHES, 135 | |
| 15 | 15 | th Dist. | |
| 16 | 16 | REP. ALLIE-BRENNAN, 2 | |
| 17 | 17 | nd Dist. | |
| 18 | 18 | (By Request) | |
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| 23 | 23 | AN ACT EXPANDING MENTAL HEALTH CARE OPTIONS UNDER THE | |
| 24 | 24 | MEDICAID PROGRAM. | |
| 25 | 25 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 26 | 26 | Assembly convened: | |
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| 28 | 28 | That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to expand mental 1 | |
| 29 | 29 | health care options for Medicaid recipients by reimbursing accredited 2 | |
| 30 | 30 | and certified therapists, addiction specialists and others in addition to 3 | |
| 31 | 31 | licensed clinical social workers for mental health treatment. 4 | |
| 32 | 32 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 33 | 33 | To provide mental health parity and reduce costs in the Medicaid | |
| 34 | 34 | program through early intervention by increasing consumer access to a | |
| 35 | 35 | larger menu of accredited providers. |