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Budget Amendments - SB30 (Committee Approved)

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Violence Prevention Services Benefit (language only)

Item 292 #8s

Item 292 #8s

Health and Human Resources
Department of Medical Assistance Services

Language

Page 355, after line 51, insert:

"GG. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall convene a work group to design a violence prevention services benefit for the Medicaid program.  The work group shall utilize the design and implementation of violence prevention services benefits in other states and review the rates used by other states, including Maryland. The work group shall include, in addition to representatives from the department, a representative of a violence intervention program, a medical provider, a survivor of community violence, a representative from a Medicaid managed care organization, and other members as deemed appropriate by the department. The department shall report to the General Assembly on the design of violence prevention services benefit by November 1, 2024."



Explanation

(This amendment directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to convene a work group to design a violence prevention services benefit for the Medicaid program.)