HB 1706: DHS; MEDICAID; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; REIMBURSEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-17
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-18: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Expands the services eligible for Medicaid Prospective
Payment System reimbursement to include certain services furnished by a federally
qualified health center or rural health clinic and provided by mental health
professionals under the clinical supervision of a licensed mental health
professional. Requires the Department of Human Services to adopt
rules for this purpose and seek federal approvals as necessary. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Discussed in Hearing
7MINFeb 5, 2026
House Standing Committee on Human Services & Homelessness
57SECFeb 5, 2026