12-15-5-16. Reimbursement for clinical addiction counselors; clinical supervision requirement

IN Code § 12-15-5-16 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 16. (a) This section is effective upon approval by the federal government of the office's Medicaid state plan amendment to implement the requirements of this section. The office shall submit the Medicaid state plan amendment not later than December 1, 2016.

(b) As used in this section, "office" includes the following:

(1) The office of the secretary of family and social services.

(2) A managed care organization that has contracted with the office of Medicaid policy and planning under this article.

(3) A person that has contracted with a managed care organization described in subdivision (2).

(c) The office shall reimburse a clinical addiction counselor licensed under IC 25-23.6 for an eligible Medicaid behavioral health or addictions service that is within the counselor's scope of practice if the clinical addiction counselor is under the clinical supervision of a physician or health service provider in psychology.

As added by P.L.87-2016, SEC.6.