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LB523                                                                                  LB523
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                              LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
                           ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
                                    FIRST SESSION
                        LEGISLATIVE BILL 523
        Introduced by Walz, 15.
        Read first time January 17, 2023
        Committee: Health and Human Services
   A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Medical Assistance Act; to amend
       section 68-911, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2022; to
       require submission of   a state plan amendment to   include school
       psychologists as providers; and to repeal the original section.
   Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,
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        Section 1. Section 68-911, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement,
    2022, is amended to read:
        68-911 (1) Medical assistance shall include coverage for health care
   and related services as required under Title XIX of the federal Social
   Security Act, including, but not limited to:
       (a) Inpatient and outpatient hospital services;
       (b) Laboratory and X-ray services;
       (c) Nursing facility services;
       (d) Home health services;
       (e) Nursing services;
       (f) Clinic services;
       (g) Physician services;
       (h) Medical and surgical services of a dentist;
       (i) Nurse practitioner services;
       (j) Nurse midwife services;
       (k) Pregnancy-related services;
       (l) Medical supplies;
       (m) Mental health and substance abuse services;
       (n)    Early and periodic screening and diagnosis and treatment
    services for children which shall include both physical and behavioral
    health screening, diagnosis, and treatment services;
        (o) Rural health clinic services; and
        (p) Federally qualified health center services.
        (2) In addition to coverage otherwise required under this section,
    medical assistance may include coverage for health care and related
    services as permitted but not required under Title XIX of the federal
    Social Security Act, including, but not limited to:
        (a) Prescribed drugs;
        (b)   Intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental
    disabilities;
        (c) Home and community-based services for aged persons and persons
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   with disabilities;
          (d) Dental services;
          (e) Rehabilitation services;
          (f) Personal care services;
          (g) Durable medical equipment;
          (h) Medical transportation services;
          (i) Vision-related services;
          (j) Speech therapy services;
          (k) Physical therapy services;
          (l) Chiropractic services;
          (m) Occupational therapy services;
          (n) Optometric services;
          (o) Podiatric services;
          (p) Hospice services;
          (q) Mental health and substance abuse services;
          (r) Hearing screening services for newborn and infant children; and
          (s) Administrative expenses related to administrative activities,
   including outreach services, provided by school districts and educational
   service units to students who are eligible or potentially eligible for
   medical assistance.
          (3) No later than July 1, 2009, the department shall submit a state
   plan amendment or waiver to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
   Services to provide coverage under the medical assistance program for
   community-based secure residential and subacute behavioral health
    services for all eligible recipients,   without regard to   whether the
   recipient has been ordered by a mental health board under the Nebraska
   Mental Health Commitment Act to receive such services.
          (4) On or before October 1, 2014, the department, after consultation
   with the State Department of   Education,   shall submit    a state plan
   amendment to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as
   necessary, to provide that the following are direct reimbursable services
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   when provided by school districts as part of an individualized education
   program or an individualized family service plan: Early and periodic
   screening,    diagnosis,   and treatment services for children;    medical
    transportation services;      mental health services;    nursing services;
    occupational therapy services; personal care services; physical therapy
    services; rehabilitation services; speech therapy and other services for
   individuals with speech, hearing, or language disorders; and vision-
   related services.
       (5) No later than January 1, 2023, the department shall provide
   coverage for continuous glucose monitors under the medical assistance
    program for all eligible recipients who have a prescription for such
    device.
       (6) No later than October 1, 2023, the department shall submit a
    state plan amendment to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
    Services to include school psychologists as eligible providers for all
    recipients under the Medical Assistance Act.
        Sec.     2.   Original section     68-911,   Revised Statutes Cumulative
    Supplement, 2022, is repealed.
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Statutes affected: 
Introduced: 68-911