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Senate committee reviews rule letting crisis stabilization units bill Medicaid for short stays and assessments
Summary
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee reviewed a Department of Health rule allowing crisis stabilization units (CSUs) to bill Medicaid for observation periods shorter than 24 hours and for mental‑health stabilization assessments (telehealth and in person); staff said physician‑assistant payment and broader scope issues will be studied further.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on an unrecorded date reviewed a Department of Human Services rule change that would let crisis stabilization units (CSUs) bill Medicaid for observation periods shorter than 24 hours and for mental‑health stabilization assessments.
Amy Webb, deputy director of the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, told the committee the manual language now allows "less than midnight observation" and also an "after midnight" billing code, and clarifies that Medicaid will pay for mental…
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