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Committee hears bill to license community health workers; sponsor says Medicaid reimbursement will be optional
Summary
Representative Ed Buttrey asked the committee to create state licensure for community health workers and to allow DPHHS to reimburse CHW services under Medicaid only if it can do so within existing resources; proponents said licensure would standardize training and allow private and public payers to reimburse CHWs.
Representative Ed Buttrey presented HB 850 to create a state license for community health workers (CHWs) and to authorize the Department of Public Health and Human Services to pay for CHW services via Medicaid only if the department can do so within existing resources. "These workers serve as liaisons between health care and social services in the community," the sponsor said, describing CHWs’ roles in navigation, care plans and reducing emergency‑room…
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