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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6561
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 4222
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT CONCERNING ME DICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR MARITAL
AND FAMILY THERAPIST S PERMITTED TO PRACTIC E WITHOUT
LICENSES DURING A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENC Y.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Social Services 1
shall, to the extent permissible under federal law, provide Medicaid 2
reimbursement for authorized services provided to a Medicaid recipient 3
by a person authorized to practice without a license as a marital and 4
family therapy associate, as defined in subdivision (4) of section 20-195a 5
of the general statutes, pursuant to Executive Order No. 7V of Governor 6
Ned Lamont. The commissioner shall seek any federal approval 7
necessary to implement the provisions of this section. 8
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
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Statement of Purpose:
To require Medicaid reimbursement, to the extent permissible under
federal law, for marital and family therapy associates authorized to
practice without a license by executive order during the COVID-19
public health emergency.
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