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Committee advances bill to standardize behavioral health contracting to reduce provider burden
Summary
Senators advanced House Bill 1124 to create universal contracting provisions (UCPs) for behavioral health services, requiring consistent data collection, grievance systems and clearer standards for state purchases; the committee sent the bill to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation (8–1).
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee on March 10 voted 8–1 to advance House Bill 1124, a measure that would establish universal contracting provisions (UCPs) for state purchases of behavioral health services.
Sponsor Senator Michaelson described two main changes: clarifying when UCPs apply and…
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