Industry Resources | December 6, 2019
Implementation Of Section 5052 Of The SUPPORT For Patients & Communities Act – State Plan Option Under Section 1915(l) Of The Social Security Act
On November 6, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services released a letter to the State Medicaid Director to provide guidance on the implementation of section 5052 of the "Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act," also known as the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Pub. L.115-271). The letter provides information on Section 1115 Demonstrations; managed care authority; beneficiary eligibility; eligible institutions of mental disease; and evidenced-based clinical screening among other areas . . .