Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB627 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0627
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 627
8	8	J1 2lr0743
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10	10	By: Delegate Kelly
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Registered Behavior Technicians – 2
19	19	Reimbursement 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide 4
22	22	reimbursement for applied behavior analysis services provided by registered 5
23	23	behavior technicians under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; prohibiting, 6
24	24	subject to a certain exception, the Department from requiring as a condition of 7
25	25	reimbursement that an individual receive a certain certification to provide applied 8
26	26	behavior analysis services as a registered behavior technician to Program recipients; 9
27	27	and generally relating to the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and applied 10
28	28	behavior analysis services. 11
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30	30	BY adding to 12
31	31	Article – Health – General 13
32	32	Section 15–114.2 14
33	33	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
34	34	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
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36	36	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
37	37	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
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39	39	Article – Health – General 19
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41	41	15–114.2. 20
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43	43	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 21
44	44	INDICATED. 22
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46	46	(2) (I) “APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANAL YSIS” MEANS THE DESIGN , 23
47	47	IMPLEMENTATION , AND EVALUATION OF EN VIRONMENTAL MODIFICA TIONS USING 24 2 HOUSE BILL 627
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50	50	BEHAVIORAL STIMULI A ND CONSEQUENCES TO P RODUCE SOCIALLY SIGN IFICANT 1
51	51	IMPROVEMENTS IN HU MAN BEHAVIOR . 2
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53	53	(II) “APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANAL YSIS” INCLUDES THE DIRECT 3
54	54	OBSERVATIONS , MEASUREMENT , AND FUNCTIONAL ANALY SIS OF THE RELATIONS 4
55	55	BETWEEN ENVIRONMENT AND BEHAVIOR . 5
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57	57	(3) “AUTISM SPECTRUM DISOR DER” MEANS A GROUP OF 6
58	58	DEVELOPMENTAL DISORD ERS: 7
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60	60	(I) CHARACTERIZED BY PERS ISTENT DEFICITS IN S OCIAL 8
61	61	COMMUNICATION AND SO CIAL INTERACTION ACR OSS MULTIPLE CONTEXT S; 9
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63	63	(II) CHARACTERIZED BY REST RICTED, REPETITIVE PATTERNS 10
64	64	OF BEHAVIOR, INTERESTS, OR ACTIVITIES; AND 11
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66	66	(III) WHOSE SYMPTOMS CAUSE CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT 12
67	67	IMPAIRMENT IN SOCIAL , OCCUPATIONAL , OR OTHER IMPORTANT A REAS OF 13
68	68	CURRENT FUNCTIONING . 14
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70	70	(4) “BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAV IOR ANALYST” MEANS A LICENSED 15
71	71	PROFESSIONAL WHO : 16
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73	73	(I) RENDERS AND PROVIDES DIRECTION FOR APPLIED 17
74	74	BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS SERVICES THAT ARE PR OVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS WITH 18
75	75	AUTISM SPECTRUM DISO RDER; AND 19
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77	77	(II) HAS OBTAINED A BEHAVIOR ANALYST CERTIFICATION 20
78	78	BOARD CERTIFICATION . 21
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80	80	(5) “BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAV IOR ANALYST–DOCTORAL” MEANS A 22
81	81	LICENSED PROFESSIONA L WHO: 23
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83	83	(I) RENDERS AND PROVIDES DIRECTION FOR APPLIED 24
84	84	BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS TREATMENTS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS WITH 25
85	85	AUTISM SPECTRUM DISOR DER; AND 26
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87	87	(II) HAS OBTAINED A BEHAVIOR ANALYST CERTIFICATION 27
88	88	BOARD CERTIFICATION WITH A DOCTORAL –LEVEL CREDENTIAL . 28
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90	90	(6) “REGISTERED BEHAVIOR T ECHNICIAN” MEANS A 29
91	91	PARAPROFESSIONAL WHO DELIVERS APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANA LYSIS SERVICES THAT 30 HOUSE BILL 627 3
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94	94	ARE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER UNDER THE 1
95	95	SUPERVISION OF : 2
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97	97	(I) A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST ; 3
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99	99	(II) A BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAV IOR ANALYST–DOCTORAL; OR 4
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101	101	(III) A BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAV IOR ANALYST. 5
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103	103	(B) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE REIMBURSEMENT FO R 6
104	104	APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANA LYSIS SERVICES PROVI DED BY REGISTERED BEHAVI OR 7
105	105	TECHNICIANS TO PROGRAM RECIPIENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. 8
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107	107	(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED UN DER PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS 9
108	108	SUBSECTION, THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT REQUIRE AS A CONDITION OF 10
109	109	REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE PROGRAM THAT A N INDIVIDUAL RECEIVE A 11
110	110	CERTIFICATION FROM T HE BEHAVIOR ANALYST CERTIFICATION BOARD OR OTHER 12
111	111	CREDENTIALING ENTITY TO PROVIDE APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANA LYSIS SERVICES AS A 13
112	112	REGISTERED BEHAVIOR TECHNICIAN. 14
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114	114	(3) THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIR E AS A CONDITION OF 15
115	115	REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE PROGRAM THAT AN INDIVIDUAL OBTAIN A CURRENT 16
116	116	CERTIFICATION ISSUED BY THE BEHAVIOR ANALYST CERTIFICATION BOARD OR 17
117	117	OTHER CREDENTIALING ENTITY TO PROVIDE APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANA LYSIS 18
118	118	SERVICES AS A REGISTERED BEHA VIOR TECHNICIAN WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE 19
119	119	INDIVIDUAL BEGINS PROVIDIN G APPLIED BEHAVIOR A NALYSIS SERVICES TO 20
120	120	PROGRAM RECIPIENTS AS A REGISTERED BEHAVIO R TECHNICIAN AND MAINTAIN 21
121	121	THE CERTIFICATION . 22
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123	123	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 23
124	124	October 1, 2022. 24