(A) During the period beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2018, the joint medicaid oversight committee on a quarterly basis shall monitor the actions of the department of medicaid under section 5167.04 of the Revised Code in preparing to implement and implementing inclusion of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services covered by medicaid in the care management system established under section 5167.03 of the Revised Code.
(B)
(1) The committee shall review any proposal by the department to include all or part of the services in all or part of the system before January 1, 2018. In conducting its review, the committee shall consider all of the following for each service to be included:
(a) The proposed timeline for including the service;
(b) Any issues related to medicaid recipients' access to the service;
(c) The adequacy of the network of providers of the service;
(d) Payment levels for the service.
(2) The committee shall vote on whether to approve or disapprove the proposal. If a majority of the committee members approve the proposal, the committee shall notify the department and the proposal may be implemented.
(C) Beginning July 1, 2018, the committee on a periodic basis shall monitor the department's inclusion of the services in the system.
Added by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 64, ยง101.01, eff. 9/29/2015.
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