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2023 SESSION

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SB 1104 Violence prevention services benefit; DMAS to convene group to advise on design & implementation.

Introduced by: Jennifer B. Boysko | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Department of Medical Assistance Services; violence prevention services benefit work group; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to convene a work group to advise the Board of Medical Assistance Services on the design and implementation of a violence prevention services benefit. The bill requires the work group to include representatives from the Department and violence intervention programs, medical providers, survivors of community violence, and other members as deemed appropriate by the Department. The Department is required to report the findings of such work group to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, and the House Committee on Appropriations by November 1, 2023.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

State plan for medical assistance services; violence prevention services benefit. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment of medical assistance for violence prevention services, defined in the bill, provided by a qualified violence prevention professional to an individual who receives medical treatment for an injury sustained as a result of community violence, defined in the bill, who is determined by a health care provider to be at risk of repeat injury or retaliation. The bill directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to convene a work group to advise the Board on the design and implementation of the violence prevention services benefit and specifies that the work group include representatives from the Department and violence intervention programs, medical providers, survivors of community violence, and other members as deemed appropriate by the Department. The bill requires the Department to post on its website the date upon which violence prevention services may be provided and billed pursuant to the provisions of the bill.