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Amend the amendment by inserting after section 4 the following:
‘Sec. 5. Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a rate study to develop a new rate for MaineCare reimbursement for trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy. The Department of Health and Human Services shall contract for a 3rd-party independent rate study to develop a separate reimbursement rate for trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy to be available to be billed under rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Section 65. In establishing the rate, the rate study must take into consideration the following:
1. The costs to the provider of delivering the service, including additional training for certification and continuing education;
2. Quality assurance and continuous quality improvement;
3. The need to attract enough providers to clear waiting lists for services;
4. The need to attract providers to all areas of the State, including underserved rural areas; and
5. The costs of ensuring fidelity to the trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy model.
The department shall ensure that the rate study is completed no later than April 1, 2019. The department shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters regarding the findings of the rate study no later than May 1, 2019. The department shall amend its rules to establish a separate reimbursement rate for trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy. Rules adopted pursuant to this resolve are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.’
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 5 the following:
‘Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Office of MaineCare Services 0129
 
Initiative: Provides funding to contract with a 3rd party to conduct a rate study to develop certain rates under rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 65 to be completed no later than May 1, 2019.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$0	$50,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$50,000	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$0	$50,000	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$50,000	
 
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Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment requires the Department of Health and Human Services to contract for a 3rd-party independent rate study to develop a separate rate for MaineCare reimbursement for trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy to be billed under rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Section 65. Currently, this therapy is available as outpatient therapy and home-based and community-based treatment under Section 65. The rate study must take into consideration the costs to providers of delivering the service, including certification and continuing education, quality assurance and continuous quality improvement, the need to attract enough providers to clear waiting lists and serve all areas of the State and the costs to ensure fidelity to the therapy model. The rate study must be completed no later than April 1, 2019, and the department must report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters by May 1, 2019. The department must amend its rules to establish the new rate. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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