Require appropriations from the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Fund and state intent regarding medicaid rates for mental health providers

Summary

The bill directs the Legislature to appropriate $1.5 million for fiscal years 2025‑26 and 2026‑27 from the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services. The money is to reimburse mental health providers who are not based in hospitals and who treat Medicaid‑eligible individuals who also qualify for Medicare. It also states the Legislature’s intent to maintain existing Medicaid reimbursement rates for those providers.

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