Human services: medical services; coverage for street medicine services; require. Amends sec. 109 of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.109).
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Overview
This bill requires Michigan Medicaid to cover medical services provided by ‘street medicine’ teams, which offer healthcare directly to unsheltered homeless individuals in their environments. Eligible providers for this service include nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and medical-assistance-enrolled physicians working at federally qualified health centers or similar clinics. The bill also includes provisions regarding reimbursement rates for nursing home services for county-owned facilities and mandates public notice and legislative approval for significant changes to reimbursement methods.
Key provisions
- Requires Medicaid coverage for ‘street medicine’ services, including prescriptions for opioid use disorder.
- Defines ‘eligible provider’ for street medicine services as nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certain physicians.
- Specifies that ‘street medicine services’ involve healthcare provided directly to unsheltered homeless individuals in their environment.
- Includes provisions for reimbursement rates for county-owned nursing home facilities, with specific calculations based on patient day costs.
- Mandates public notice and legislative approval for changes to statewide reimbursement methods.
- References Title XVIII and Title XIX of the Social Security Act for context.
- Addresses mental health screenings during the postpartum period.
- Includes coverage for screening, laboratory, and diagnostic services for chronic kidney disease.
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