{"id":25723,"date":"2019-04-02T15:11:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T21:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=25723"},"modified":"2019-04-11T09:05:51","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T15:05:51","slug":"clarification-of-in-school-behavioral-health-reimbursement-amended-advanced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=25723","title":{"rendered":"Clarification of in-school behavioral health reimbursement amended, advanced"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bill that would require insurance companies in Nebraska to pay for covered behavioral health services delivered in schools advanced to final reading April 2.<\/p>\n

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Sen. Rick Kolowski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Omaha Sen. Rick Kolowski said he introduced LB619 because there is confusion in current law about whether insurance companies will reimburse a provider who meets with a client at a school. The bill would prohibit an insurance company from denying coverage or payment for a mental health service solely because the service is delivered in a school.<\/p>\n

As amended during general file debate, LB619 would not require an insurer to cover services otherwise excluded from a policy and would take effect Jan. 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Kolowski offered an amendment on select file, adopted 40-0, to clarify that the bill would not require payment for mental health services provided by an individual employed by or under contract with a school district or an educational service unit in a regular full-time or part-time position.<\/p>\n

He said the change was intended to address concerns raised on general file by North Platte Sen. Mike Groene that school personnel could bill an insurer for services rendered.<\/p>\n

Groene supported the amendment, which he said simply clarifies that no school or ESU staff would be eligible for reimbursement under the bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cSen. Kolowski wrote a very clear amendment that clarifies it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt felt good to work together as a team of senators to accomplish this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following adoption of the Kolowski amendment, senators advanced LB619 to final reading by voice vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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