STATEMENT TO
[Second Reprint]
SENATE, No. 1895
with Assembly Floor Amendments
(Proposed by Assemblyman BENSON)
ADOPTED: DECEMBER 7, 2023
The floor amendments revise the definition of partial care services:
1) to replace the term “intensive treatment services,” as well as
references to psychiatric, medical, and laboratory services included
under that term, with “behavioral health care and support services;” 2)
to clarify that partial care services are provided a minimum of two
hours
per week
and a maximum of 25 hours per week; and 3) to
provide a list of example services included under the definition.
The floor amendments also remove references to psychiatric
evaluation and family counseling regarding services provided during
partial care and intensive outpatient treatment that would receive rate
increases under the bill.
The floor amendments update the synopsis to reflect the provisions
of the bill.