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Committee advances bill asking DPHHS to set payment rules for community commitments
Summary
HB 949 asks the Department of Public Health and Human Services to establish fee schedules and rules to reimburse community providers for costs tied to court‑ordered commitments; hospitals and mental‑health groups testified that the state needs a plan to pay providers holding committed patients.
Representative Mary Cafaro opened the hearing on House Bill 949, which requires DPHHS to develop an administrative fee schedule and rules to address costs associated with court commitments to community facilities. Cafaro said the department currently lacks a plan for paying providers for community commitments created by another bill (Senate Bill 430) and that HB 949 simply asks the…
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