STATEMENT TO
[First Reprint]
ASSEMBLY, No. 3792
with Assembly Floor Amendments
(Proposed by Assemblyman BENSON)
ADOPTED: DECEMBER 7, 2023
The floor amendments expand the provisions of the bill regarding
the rate increases for services and transportation to explicitly include
intensive outpatient services. The amendments define “intensive
outpatient services” to mean comprehensive, individualized,
structured, non-residential treatment sessions for an adult with severe
mental illness or substance use disorder provided at a licensed
outpatient facility for a minimum of nine hours per week. The
amendments update the synopsis to reflect this change.
The floor amendments expand the definition of “partial care
services” to include that such services are provided at a licensed
outpatient facility for a minimum of two hours per week and a
maximum of 25 hours per week.
The floor amendments state that the rates increased under the bill
are to include, but not be limited to: per diem and hourly
reimbursement rates for partial care and intensive outpatient services,
as well as services provided during partial care and intensive
outpatient treatment, such as intake evaluation, individual counseling,
and group counseling.