Behavioral Health Redesign Amendments
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Bill Summary - 24LSO-0593 Bill No.: SF0115 Effective: 7/1/2024 LSO No.: 24LSO-0593 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0019 Chapter No.: 35 Prime Sponsor: Baldwin Catch Title: Behavioral health redesign amendments-2. Has Report: Yes Subject: Changes to how the Department of Health will pay behavioral health claims. Summary/Major Elements: Specifies how the Department of Health will pay behavioral health claims by requiring behavioral health service providers to bill private health insurance and other liable third parties before the provider submits a claim to the Department. Amends the definition of "indigent general access clients" and provides a sunset date of June 30, 2026 for any person who has private or public health insurance that provides coverage for mental illness or substance use disorder treatment to be qualified as an indigent general access client. Comments: This act amends the Community Human Services Act. This act requires the Department to collect information regarding payment of behavioral health claims and requires the Department to report that information to the Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
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The lawmaker explains that the bill corrects an unintended error in a previous redesign that would have blocked access to mental health services for people who have received care for decades, including pregnant women and children. They argue that failing to pass this fix could lead to patient deterioration and higher long-term costs for the state.
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The amendment adds the phrase 'with mental illness' to specify that certain persons receiving behavioral health services are those with mental illness.