(1) There is created in the department the maternal and child health pilot program. The office of behavioral health shall administer the pilot program. The purpose of the pilot program is to:
Provide grants to two treatment facilities to facilitate the integration of obstetric andgynecological health care; and
Provide grants to four clinics to facilitate the integration of behavioral health, including substance use disorder treatment or medication-assisted treatment, into obstetric and gynecological health care at the clinics.
The office of behavioral health shall determine the criteria for treatment facilities andclinics to be eligible to receive the grants.
(a) (I) A treatment facility that is awarded a grant shall integrate prenatal, postpartum, and other health care services delivered by licensed health care providers into the services currently provided at the treatment facility.
(II) A treatment facility that is awarded a grant may use the grant to hire clinical staff and to provide clinical updates, including training staff and upgrading and changing technology platforms to support integrated care, in order to perform obstetric and gynecological health care within the treatment facility. A treatment facility with low patient volume may partner with other treatment facilities and clinics to provide integrated care.
(b) (I) A clinic that is awarded a grant shall integrate behavioral health care services provided by social workers and other behavioral health care professionals licensed pursuant to article 245 of title 12, including mental health services, substance use disorder treatment, or medication-assisted treatment, into the health care services currently provided at the clinic.
(II) A clinic may use the grant for services including training clinical staff, upgrading and changing technology platforms to support integrated care, employing behavioral health care providers, and coordinating and referring patients to behavioral health care providers outside the clinic.
The state board of human services within the department, in consultation with theoffice of behavioral health, may promulgate rules to implement the pilot program. The rules must include:
The procedures and timelines by which a treatment facility or clinic may apply for agrant;
Grant application contents; and
Criteria for determining eligibility for and the amount of each grant awarded to atreatment facility or clinic.
The executive director shall determine a process to evaluate the grant recipients andthe integration of health care resulting from the pilot program. The office of behavioral health shall report the results of the pilot program to the public health care and human services and the health and insurance committees of the house of representatives and the health and human services committee of the senate, or their successor committees.
Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (SB 19-228), ch. 276, p. 2607, § 13, effective May 23.