SSB 5189 — Establishing behavioral health support specialists.
Signed into law — Chapter 270, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Trudeau
- Introduced
- January 31, 2023
- Status
- C 270 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 7/23/2023*. (May 4, 2023)
What this bill does
Establishes the profession of behavioral health support specialist. Requires the Health Care Authority to ensure that behavioral health support specialist services are covered by the state Medicaid program by January 1, 2025. Requires carriers to provide access to behavioral health support specialists in accordance with network adequacy standards established by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner by July 1, 2025.
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Floor votes
- House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 6, 202398 yea · 0 nay
- Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 14, 202346 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 1, 202347 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
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