Bill Text: IA HF2008 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to supervision of a master social worker for the purposes of reimbursement for services under the Medicaid program and private insurance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-05 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HF2008 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2008-Introduced.html
House
File
2008
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2008
BY
M.
SMITH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
supervision
of
a
master
social
worker
1
for
the
purposes
of
reimbursement
for
services
under
the
2
Medicaid
program
and
private
insurance.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
249A.15A,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
3
17A
entitling
master
social
workers
who
hold
a
master’s
4
degree
approved
by
the
board
of
social
work,
are
licensed
as
5
a
master
social
worker
pursuant
to
section
154C.3,
subsection
6
1
,
paragraph
“b”
,
and
provide
treatment
services
under
the
7
supervision
of
an
independent
social
worker
licensed
pursuant
8
to
section
154C.3,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“c”
a
mental
health
9
professional
as
defined
in
section
228.1,
with
the
exception
10
of
a
mental
health
professional
who
is
another
licensed
master
11
social
worker
,
to
payment
for
behavioral
health
services
12
provided
to
recipients
of
medical
assistance,
subject
to
13
limitations
and
exclusions
the
department
finds
necessary
on
14
the
basis
of
federal
laws
and
regulations.
15
Sec.
2.
Section
514C.32,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
16
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
a.
A
licensed
master
social
worker
who
is
licensed
by
the
18
board
of
social
work
as
a
master
social
worker
pursuant
to
19
section
154C.3,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“b”
,
and
who
provides
20
services
under
the
supervision
of
an
independent
social
worker
21
licensed
pursuant
to
section
154C.3,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
22
“c”
a
mental
health
professional
as
defined
in
section
228.1,
23
with
the
exception
of
a
mental
health
professional
who
is
24
another
licensed
master
social
worker
.
25
Sec.
3.
Section
514C.32,
subsection
5,
Code
2020,
is
amended
26
to
read
as
follows:
27
5.
Nothing
in
this
section
shall
be
interpreted
to
require
28
an
individual
or
group
health
maintenance
organization
or
a
29
preferred
provider
organization
or
arrangement
to
provide
30
payment
or
prepayment
for
services
provided
by
a
licensed
31
master
social
worker
providing
behavioral
health
services
32
under
the
supervision
of
an
independent
social
worker
mental
33
health
professional
as
defined
in
section
228.1,
with
the
34
exception
of
a
mental
health
professional
who
is
another
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licensed
master
social
worker
,
or
to
a
licensed
mental
health
1
counselor
or
licensed
marital
and
family
therapist
who
holds
2
a
temporary
license
to
practice
mental
health
counseling
or
3
marital
and
family
therapy
providing
behavioral
health
services
4
under
the
supervision
of
a
qualified
supervisor,
as
specified
5
in
this
section
,
unless
the
supervising
independent
social
6
worker
mental
health
professional
or
the
qualified
supervisor,
7
respectively,
has
entered
into
a
contract
or
other
agreement
8
to
provide
behavioral
health
services
with
the
individual
or
9
group
health
maintenance
organization
or
the
preferred
provider
10
organization
or
arrangement.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
relates
to
the
supervision
requirements
for
the
15
provision
of
services
by
a
licensed
master
social
worker
for
16
the
purposes
of
reimbursement
under
the
Medicaid
program
and
17
private
insurance.
18
The
bill
provides
that
instead
of
requiring
that
supervision
19
be
provided
by
a
licensed
independent
social
worker,
20
supervision
is
required
by
a
mental
health
professional
with
21
the
exception
of
a
mental
health
professional
who
is
another
22
licensed
master
social
worker.
23
Under
the
bill,
“mental
health
professional”
is
defined
24
in
current
Code
section
228.1
to
mean
an
individual
who
has
25
either
of
the
following
qualifications:
(1)
holds
at
least
a
26
master’s
degree
in
a
mental
health
field,
including
but
not
27
limited
to
psychology,
counseling
and
guidance,
nursing,
and
28
social
work,
or
is
an
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner,
29
a
physician
assistant,
or
a
physician
and
surgeon
or
an
30
osteopathic
physician
and
surgeon;
holds
a
current
Iowa
license
31
if
practicing
in
a
field
covered
by
an
Iowa
licensure
law;
and
32
has
at
least
two
years
of
post-degree
clinical
experience,
33
supervised
by
another
mental
health
professional,
in
assessing
34
mental
health
needs
and
problems
and
in
providing
appropriate
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mental
health
services,
or
(2)
holds
a
current
Iowa
license
if
1
practicing
in
a
field
covered
by
an
Iowa
licensure
law
and
is
2
a
psychiatrist,
an
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner
who
3
holds
a
national
certification
in
psychiatric
mental
health
4
care
and
is
licensed
by
the
board
of
nursing,
a
physician
5
assistant
practicing
under
the
supervision
of
a
psychiatrist,
6
or
an
individual
who
holds
a
doctorate
degree
in
psychology
and
7
is
licensed
by
the
board
of
psychology.
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