Delaware House Bill 5

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-5)
Status: Passed on August 7 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-08-07 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

The States Medicaid Plan still limits the reimbursement of Medicaid-covered, school-based behavioral health services to those provided under an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), despite federal policy changes that allow for these services to be provided as a medical necessity without IEP or IFSP documentation. This bill would charge the Department of Health & Social Services to apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a State Plan Amendment that would allow for reimbursement of medically necessary behavioral health services without IEP or IFSP documentation. Local education agencies must use the reimbursed funds to further invest in school-based behavioral health supports.

An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reimbursement Of School-based Behavioral Health Services.

Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]	Rep. Michael Smith [R]
Rep. William Bush [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha [D]
Rep. Timothy Dukes [R]	Rep. Kerri Harris [D]	Rep. Kevin Hensley [R]	Rep. Larry Lambert [D]
Rep. Sherae'a Moore [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Sen. Eric Buckson [R]
Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]	Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]
Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]	Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]

2024-06-27 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-05-16 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-08-07		Signed by Governor
2024-06-27		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2024-06-12		Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2024-05-22		Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
2024-05-22		Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
2024-05-16		Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
2024-05-16		Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
2024-05-16		Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
2024-04-17		Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 6 On Its Merits
2024-04-11		Amendment HA 1 to HS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2024-03-07		Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
2024-03-06		Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 3 Favorable, 13 On Its Merits
2024-02-29		Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 5, and Assigned to Education Committee in House

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Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55673
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#56255