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1998 SESSION

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SB 601 Medical assistance services; children & young adults, special needs.

Introduced by: Stanley C. Walker | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Medical assistance services; child sexual and physical abuse and neglect assessment and treatment services. Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services to include in its provider networks and all of its health maintenance organization contracts a provision for the payment of medical assistance on behalf of individuals up to the age of 21 who have special needs and who are Medicaid eligible, including individuals who have been victims of child abuse and neglect, for medically necessary assessment and treatment services, when such services are delivered by a provider who specializes solely in the diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and neglect, or a provider with comparable expertise, as determined by the Director. This bill is identical to HB 990.


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