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Senate committee sends DHS tobacco-cessation Medicaid rule back for clarification on youth access and vaping
Summary
The Senate Public Health Committee voted to send back a DHS rule intended to align Medicaid provider manuals with recent statute changes on tobacco cessation after members raised concerns the rule's wording could limit counseling for youth and might not explicitly cover vaping.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee returned a Department of Human Services rule on Medicaid tobacco-cessation coverage for further revision after members raised concerns it could inadvertently limit access for children and might not explicitly include vaping.
At a review of DHS rule changes, Mark White, DHS chief of legislative and integrative affairs, said the proposed revisions were intended to update Medicaid provider manuals to reflect recent legislative changes and to expand access…
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