Concerning behavioral health integration in primary care.
Summary
Requires the Health Care Authority (Authority) to review behavioral health and primary care payment codes, adjust payment rules to facilitate integration of behavioral health and primary care, and establish a methodology and rate that provides increased reimbursement to providers for behavioral health services provided in primary care settings.
Requires the Authority and the Department of Social and Health Services to establish a performance measure related to integration of behavioral health services in primary care settings.
Requires the Authority to oversee the coordination of mental health services for Medicaid-eligible children and ensure that managed care organizations and behavioral health organizations maintain adequate capacity to facilitate children's mental health treatment services.
Repeals a practice setting restriction on the use of the titles "certified chemical dependency professional" and "certified chemical dependency professional trainee."
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 5779), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Enacted (partial veto)Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 226, Laws of 2017