HB 5094

Abstract

Creates the Workforce Direct Care Act. Establishes the Behavioral Health Administrative Burden Work Group within the Office of the Chief Behavioral Health Officer. Sets forth membership and responsibilities of the Work Group, including to review policies and regulations affecting the behavioral health industry to identify inefficiencies, duplicate or unnecessary requirements, unduly burdensome restrictions, and other administrative barriers that prevent behavioral health professionals from providing services and to analyze the impact of administrative burdens on the delivery of quality care and access to behavioral health services. Requires the Work Group to meet at least once a month and to prepare an administrative burden reduction plan with policy recommendations to improve access to behavioral health care. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause and reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Changes the Behavioral Health Administrative Burden Work Group to the Behavioral Health Administrative Burden Task Force. Makes changes to the membership of the Behavioral Health Administrative Burden Task Force. Authorizes the chair of the Work Group to designate a nongovernmental entity or entities to provide pro bono administrative support to the Task Force. Requires each State agency whose participation would be necessary to implement any component of the administrative burden reduction plan to submit a detailed response to the General Assembly about the recommendations in the plan (rather than monthly implementation reports). Makes changes to provisions concerning the findings and purpose of the General Assembly. Adds an immediate effective date.