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3 | 3 | LCO No. 3019 1 of 1 | |
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5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6086 | |
6 | 6 | January Session, 2025 | |
7 | 7 | LCO No. 3019 | |
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10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES | |
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13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
14 | 14 | REP. DATHAN, 142nd Dist. | |
15 | 15 | REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist. | |
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20 | 20 | AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR PEER SUPPORT | |
21 | 21 | SERVICES FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE | |
22 | 22 | DISORDER TREATMENT. | |
23 | 23 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
24 | 24 | Assembly convened: | |
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26 | 26 | That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to provide Medicaid 1 | |
27 | 27 | coverage for peer support services to provide recovery-focused 2 | |
28 | 28 | treatment for mental illness and substance use disorder from a peer 3 | |
29 | 29 | support specialist who may have experience recovering from mental 4 | |
30 | 30 | illness or substance use disorder. 5 | |
31 | 31 | Statement of Purpose: | |
32 | 32 | To provide Medicaid coverage for peer support services for mental | |
33 | 33 | health and substance use disorder treatment. |