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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 668

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Relating to: reimbursement of maternal mental health screenings under the Medical Assistance program and coverage of maternal mental health screenings by health policies and plans. (FE)

Health services department of — Health Insurance — Health Maternal and infant care Medical assistance Mental health Public employee — Group insurance

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Health Services to request any necessary

waiver of federal Medicaid law, amendment to the state Medical Assistance plan, or

other federal approval to allow Medical Assistance reimbursement for maternal

mental health screenings. The bill directs DHS to develop standards and best

practices for maternal mental health screenings in consultation with organizations

that work to improve maternal mental health and that are led by Black persons,

Indigenous persons, or people of color. The Medical Assistance program is a joint

state and federal program that provides health services to individuals who have

limited financial resources. Additionally, the bill requires health insurance policies

and self-insured governmental health plans to provide coverage of a maternal

mental health screening as described in the bill for each pregnancy.

This proposal may contain a health insurance mandate requiring a social and

financial impact report under s. 601.423, stats.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Agard (D) , Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Ringhand (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Wirch (D)

26 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , B. Meyers (D) , Baldeh (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , Cabrera (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Haywood (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hong (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D) , Vruwink (D)

Full history

  1. Nov 2, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Johnson, Agard, Roys, Bewley, Erpenbach, Larson, Ringhand, Smith, Wirch and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs, Cabrera, Hong, Baldeh, Anderson, Andraca, Bowen, Brostoff, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, B. Meyers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink

  2. Nov 2, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Feb 1, 2022 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1