42-4-124. Clubhouse rehabilitation services.
(a) The director of the department shall include reimbursement for clubhouse rehabilitation services within the Medicaid program.
(b) Within the limits of available funding, the department may enter into contracts with certified clubhouse providers for clubhouse rehabilitation services.
(c) On or before September 1, 2019 the department shall report to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee on information, findings and recommendations related to clubhouse rehabilitation services including information to facilitate implementation of Medicaid contracts to be entered into pursuant to this section.
(d) As used in this section, "clubhouse" means a community-based psychosocial rehabilitation program that:
(i) Has members of the program, with staff assistance, engaged in operating all aspects of the clubhouse, including food service, clerical, reception, janitorial and other member services such as employment training, housing assistance and educational support; and
(ii) Is designed to alleviate a member's emotional or behavior problems with the goal of transitioning the member to a less restrictive level of care, reintegrating the member into the community and increasing social connectedness beyond a clinical or employment setting.