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Section 27-2-12.20 - Crisis triage center; medical assistance reimbursement.

NM Stat § 27-2-12.20 (2019) (N/A)
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A. In accordance with federal law, the secretary shall adopt and promulgate rules to establish a reimbursement rate for services provided to recipients of state medical assistance at a crisis triage center.

B. As used in this section, "crisis triage center" means a health facility that:

(1) is licensed by the department of health; and

(2) provides stabilization of behavioral health crises and may include residential and nonresidential stabilization.

History: Laws 2015, ch. 61, § 2; 2018, ch. 34, § 2.

The 2018 amendment, effective March 1, 2018, revised the definition of "crisis triage center"; in Subsection B, at the end of Paragraph B(1), added "and", deleted former Paragraph B(2) and redesignated former Paragraph B(3) as Paragraph B(2), and in Paragraph B(2), after "health crises", deleted "including" and added "and may include residential and nonresidential".

Temporary provisions. — Laws 2015, ch. 61, § 3 provided that by July 1, 2016, the department of health shall adopt and promulgate rules relating to the licensure of crisis triage centers pursuant to Laws 2015, ch. 61, §§ 1 and 2.

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