AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE

COMMERCE AND LABOR

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to the extent that such services are covered in other settings or modalities, regardless of any difference in billing codes

COMMERCE AND LABOR

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3. That the State Corporation Commission (the Commission), in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, shall convene a work group, including the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services or his designee, representatives from the Virginia Association of Community Services Boards, the Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers, and the Virginia Association of Health Plans, and other stakeholders as determined by the Commission to examine network standards for mobile crisis response services and the current availability of mobile crisis response services in the Commonwealth. The work group shall make recommendations regarding (i) the definition and standards of care for mobile crisis response services and short-term residential crisis stabilization services as they apply to the commercial insurance market, including balance billing protections; (ii) the licensure or accreditation required for such services in the Commonwealth; and (iii) how cost-sharing and deductibles will be addressed as part of accessing such services for commercially insured individuals. The Commission shall report the findings of the work group to the Health Insurance Reform Commission and the Governor no later than September 1, 2023.