Bill Text: IA HF2533 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to adding functional family therapy and multisystemic therapy for youth as covered services under the Medicaid program.(Formerly HF 2310; See HF 2554.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-22 - Withdrawn. H.J. 624. [HF2533 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2533-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2310)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
adding
functional
family
therapy
and
1
multisystemic
therapy
for
youth
as
covered
services
under
2
the
Medicaid
program.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
MEDICAID
REIMBURSEMENT
——
FUNCTIONAL
FAMILY
1
THERAPY
AND
MULTISYSTEMIC
THERAPY
FOR
YOUTH.
2
1.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
submit
a
Medicaid
3
state
plan
amendment
to
the
centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
4
services
to
request
the
addition
of
functional
family
therapy
5
and
multisystemic
therapy
for
youth
as
covered
services
under
6
the
Medicaid
program.
The
department
shall
include
functional
7
family
therapy
and
multisystemic
therapy
under
the
Medicaid
8
program
as
covered
services
upon
receipt
of
federal
approval.
9
2.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
10
a.
“Functional
family
therapy”
means
an
evidence-based
11
practice
using
a
short-term,
phased,
family-focused
prevention
12
and
intervention
clinical
model
targeting
at-risk
youth
and
13
designed
to
improve
family
dynamics,
communications,
and
14
support
while
decreasing
negativity
and
dysfunctional
patterns
15
of
behavior.
16
b.
“Multisystemic
therapy”
means
an
evidence-based
practice
17
using
an
intensive
community-based,
family-involved
treatment
18
process
targeting
high-risk
youth
that
focuses
on
and
addresses
19
the
multiple
environmental
systems
that
contribute
to
or
20
influence
a
youth’s
involvement
or
potential
involvement
in
the
21
juvenile
justice
system.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
human
services
to
26
submit
a
Medicaid
state
plan
amendment
to
include
functional
27
family
therapy
(FFT)
and
multisystemic
therapy
(MST)
for
youth
28
as
covered
services
under
the
Medicaid
program.
Both
FFT
and
29
MST
are
evidence-based
treatments
for
youth
that
address
a
30
youth’s
home
and
environment
to
reduce
problematic
behavior
and
31
divert
the
youth
from
the
juvenile
justice
system.
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