Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5078 Compare Versions

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99 S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
1010 IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1111 JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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1414 A N A C T
1515 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
1616 Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, Azzinaro, Solomon, O'Brien, Slater, Kislak,
1717 Noret, Read, Kennedy, and Hull
1818 Date Introduced: January 16, 2025
1919 Referred To: House Finance
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2222 It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
2323 SECTION 1. Chapter 40-8 of the General Laws entitled "Medical Assistance" is hereby 1
2424 amended by adding thereto the following section: 2
2525 40-8-33. Licensed independent clinical social workers- services covered.. 3
2626 Notwithstanding any general law, public law, special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, 4
2727 Medicaid reimbursement shall be provided under this chapter for services by licensed independent 5
2828 clinical social workers and such workers shall be entitled to enroll and bill Medicaid fee-for-service 6
2929 directly for authorized and/or covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service 7
3030 coverage. The director is hereby directed to develop and promulgate a fee schedule and any 8
3131 necessary rules or regulations required to implement the provisions of this section. 9
3232 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 10
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3939 EXPLANATION
4040 BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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4242 A N A C T
4343 RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
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4545 This act would provide that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll 1
4646 and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service 2
4747 coverage. 3
4848 This act would take effect upon passage. 4
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