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LB1007                                                                      LB1007
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                               LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
                           ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
                                   SECOND SESSION
                        LEGISLATIVE BILL 1007
         Introduced by Walz, 15; Conrad, 46.
         Read first time January 05, 2024
         Committee: Health and Human Services
    A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to public assistance; to amend section 68-911,
        Revised Statutes Supplement, 2023; to require medicaid eligibility
        for aged, blind, and disabled recipients eligible for the federal
        Supplemental Security Income Program; 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 Supplement, 2023, 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) On or before October 1, 2023, the department shall seek federal
  approval for federal matching funds from the federal Centers for Medicare
  and Medicaid Services through a state plan amendment or waiver to extend
  postpartum coverage for beneficiaries from sixty days to at least six
 months. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the department from
    submitting a state plan amendment for twelve months.
         (7) No later than October 1, 2024, the department shall submit a
 state plan amendment to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
     Services to authorize medicaid eligibility pursuant to section 1634 of
     the federal Social Security Act for aged, blind, and disabled program
  recipients who are eligible for the federal Supplemental Security Income
  Program.
         Sec. 2.    Original section 68-911, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2023,
  is repealed.
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Statutes affected: 
Introduced: 68-911