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3142E1FEC386CC3687258ADD0080C4F6 Hearing Summary




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BILL SUMMARY For 4:20 PM - 5:06 PM CONSIDERATION OF FIGURE SETTING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH)

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
Date Mar 11, 2024      
Location JBC



4:20 pm - 5:06 pm Consideration of Figure Setting Recommendations for the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (Behavioral Health) - JBC action on budget request (figure setting)




04:28:59 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for R2 Behavioral health forecast
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:35:08 PM
Motion Draft legislation requiring the Department to pursue the CCBHC model, encouraging providers to work with the BHA and HCPF in developing criteria to certify eligible providers in the CCBHC program, and to allow HCPF to work with CMS to establish a new payment model as outlined in the CCBHC model to leverage federal funds and address shortcomings incurred by providers during the end of the public health emergency and allow HCPF to work on the RAE payment model to ensure the retroactive rate increase is passed directly to the providers
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:44:45 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for the IMD portion of R7 Behavioral health continuum, with additional funding of $7.2 million total funds and $1.8 million General Fund to support IMD stays up to an average length of stay of 30 days and draft legislation if necessary to require the Department to pursue a 1115 waiver to implement the benefit
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:50:49 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for PHP, permanent supportive housing, value based payments, and SUD admin decrease portions of R7 Behavioral health continuum
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:51:36 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for base appropriations and line item detail for HCPF Behavioral Health
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


04:53:44 PM
Motion Staff recommendation for long bill footnotes and RFIs, including adjustments to reflect the retroactive rate increase implementation in RFIs
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection


05:00:58 PM
Motion Staff recommendation to include SB 22-200 in legislation related to statutory changes necessary to implement ARPA roll-forward requests
Moved Zenzinger
Seconded
Bridges
Kirkmeyer
Sirota
Taggart
Zenzinger
Bird
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection