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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 6206 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002682 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO HUMAN SE RVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Representative Joseph J. Solomon |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date Introduced: March 24, 2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred To: House Finance |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 40-8 of the General Laws entitled "Medical Assistance" is hereby 1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 40-8-33. Graduate student services covered. 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Notwithstanding any general law, public law, special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, 4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Medicaid reimbursement shall be provided under this chapter for services provided by a graduate 5 |
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| 27 | 27 | | student intern in one of the mental health professional disciplines who is formally assigned by an 6 |
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| 28 | 28 | | accredited college/university to an agency or facility for clinical training. The graduate student 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | intern shall be allowed to receive compensation from these reimbursed hours and the supervising 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | organization is allowed to retain a portion of the compensation to cover expenses related to 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | supervisory work. A mental health practitioner working as a clinical trainee must: 10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) Comply with requirements for licensure or board certification as a mental health 11 |
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| 33 | 33 | | professional including supervised practice in the delivery of mental health services for the treatment 12 |
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| 34 | 34 | | of mental illness; or 13 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2) Be a graduate student in a bona fide field placement or internship under a program 14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | leading to completion of the requirements for licensure as a mental health professional. 15 |
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| 39 | 39 | | LC002682 - Page 2 of 3 |
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| 40 | 40 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 1 |
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| 42 | 42 | | LC002682 |
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| 46 | 46 | | LC002682 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 48 | 48 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 49 | 49 | | OF |
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| 50 | 50 | | A N A C T |
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| 51 | 51 | | RELATING TO HUMAN SE RVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE |
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| 52 | 52 | | *** |
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| 53 | 53 | | This act would provide that services provided by graduate student interns who work under 1 |
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| 54 | 54 | | a supervisory protocol would be eligible to be paid from Medicaid reimbursement. 2 |
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| 55 | 55 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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| 57 | 57 | | LC002682 |
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