Bill Text: IN SB0015 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Brain injury services and Medicaid.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2012-03-19 - Signed by the Governor [SB0015 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-SB0015-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: None (noncode).
Synopsis: Brain injury services study and committee. Requires the
state department of health (state department) and the office of the
secretary of family and social services (office) to study how to
implement brain injury services and neurobehavioral rehabilitation
programs. Requires the state department and the office to report orally
and in writing to the health finance commission before October 1,
2012. Establishes the brain injury treatment committee to assist the
state department and the office with the required study. (The
introduced version of this bill was prepared by the health finance
commission.)
Effective: Upon passage.
January 4, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
Services.
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(1) study the current brain injury services offered in Indiana; and
(2) determine:
(A) any deficiencies in the services; and
(B) how to implement additional brain injury services and neurobehavioral rehabilitation programs in Indiana.
(b) The study described in subsection (a) must include the following:
(1) Development of a licensure category for neurobehavioral rehabilitation facilities and the criteria to be included for the license.
(2) Assessment of whether incentives are needed to encourage the provision of brain injury services and neurobehavioral services in Indiana.
(3) Determination of the adequate reimbursement under the
Medicaid program for brain injury and neurobehavioral
services.
(4) Determination of whether funds from the Medicaid health
facility closure and conversion fund could be used to assist
qualified service providers in opening a neurobehavioral
rehabilitation facility or to enhance reimbursement for brain
injury or neurobehavioral services in Indiana.
(5) Determination of whether existing Medicaid waivers
should be amended to increase the number of individuals
covered under the waivers or the services provided to
individuals with traumatic brain injuries under the waivers,
and the amendments that would be needed.
(c) Before October 1, 2012, the state department of health and
the office of the secretary of family and social services shall report
orally and in writing to the health finance commission established
by IC 2-5-23-3 concerning the study conducted under subsection
(a) and any recommendations resulting from the study.
(d) The brain injury treatment committee is established for the
purpose of assisting the state department of health and the office
of the secretary of family and social services with the study
required under this SECTION. The committee consists of the
following members:
(1) The commissioner of the state department of health or the
commissioner's designee, who is the chairperson of the
committee.
(2) The director of the office of Medicaid policy and planning,
or the director's designee.
(3) The director of the division of aging, or the director's
designee.
(4) The director of the rehabilitation services bureau within
the office of the secretary of family and social services, or the
director's designee.
(5) The following members appointed by the governor not
later than May 1, 2012:
(A) One (1) member representing the Brain Injury
Association of Indiana.
(B) Six (6) individuals representing any of the following:
(i) Brain injury service providers.
(ii) Residential care providers.
(iii) Health care providers who have knowledge
concerning brain injuries.
(C) One (1) representative of the rate setting contractor
used by the office of Medicaid policy and planning.
(D) One (1) consumer of brain injury services.
The state department of health shall staff the committee. The
committee shall meet at least four (4) times at the call of the
chairperson. The members of the committee are not entitled to per
diem or reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with
the members' committee duties.
(e) This SECTION expires December 31, 2012.