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Legislators weigh expanding SUD voucher and adding behavioral health in jails; staff to draft amendment
Summary
Lawmakers discussed adding $2.5 million to the substance use disorder (SUD) voucher to match Medicaid rates and cover rising utilization, and debated a separate amendment to allow SUD voucher behavioral‑health services inside regional jails plus a proposal for IMD medical reimbursement.
Members of the House Appropriations Committee HR section discussed expanding the state’s substance use disorder (SUD) voucher program and whether the vouchers could be used inside regional jails.
Pam Segnus of the Department of Health and Human Services told the committee the governor’s executive budget includes $2,500,000 for “expanded utilization” of the SUD voucher. “The 2,500,000.0 will do 2 things,” Segnus said. “It will,…
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