249A.15A Licensed marital and family therapists, licensed master social workers, licensed mental health counselors, certified alcohol and drug counselors, licensed behavior analysts, and licensed assistant behavior analysts — temporary licensees.
1. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A entitling marital and family therapists who are licensed pursuant to chapter 154D to payment for behavioral health services provided to recipients of medical assistance, subject to limitations and exclusions the department finds necessary on the basis of federal laws and regulations. The rules shall also provide that a marital and family therapist, who holds a temporary license to practice marital and family therapy pursuant to section 154D.7, is entitled to payment under this section for behavioral health services provided to recipients of medical assistance, when such services are provided under the supervision of a qualified supervisor as determined by the board of behavioral science by rule, and claims for payment for such services are submitted by the qualified supervisor.
2. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A entitling master social workers who hold a master’s degree approved by the board of social work, are licensed as a master social worker pursuant to section 154C.3, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and provide treatment services under the supervision of an independent social worker licensed pursuant to section 154C.3, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, to payment for behavioral health services provided to recipients of medical assistance, subject to limitations and exclusions the department finds necessary on the basis of federal laws and regulations.
3. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A entitling mental health counselors who are licensed pursuant to chapter 154D to payment for behavioral health services provided to recipients of medical assistance, subject to limitations and exclusions the department finds necessary on the basis of federal laws and regulations. The rules shall also provide that a mental health counselor, who holds a temporary license to practice mental health counseling pursuant to section 154D.7, is entitled to payment under this section for behavioral health services provided to recipients of medical assistance, when such services are provided under the supervision of a qualified supervisor as determined by the board of behavioral science by rule, and claims for payment for such services are submitted by the qualified supervisor.
4. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A entitling alcohol and drug counselors who are certified by the nongovernmental Iowa board of substance abuse certification to payment for behavioral health services provided to recipients of medical assistance, subject to limitations and exclusions the department finds necessary on the basis of federal laws and regulations.
5. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A entitling behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts who are licensed pursuant to chapter 154D to payment for behavioral health services provided to recipients of medical assistance, subject to limitations and exclusions the department finds necessary on the basis of federal laws and regulations.
6. Entitlement to payment under this section is applicable to services provided to recipients of medical assistance under both the fee-for-service and managed care payment and delivery systems. Neither the fee-for-service nor the managed care payment and delivery system shall impose a practice or supervision restriction which is inconsistent with or more restrictive than the authority already granted by law, including the authority to provide supervision in person or remotely through electronic means as specified by rule of the applicable licensing board.
2008 Acts, ch 1187, §123; 2011 Acts, ch 29, §1; 2018 Acts, ch 1106, §12, 14; 2018 Acts, ch 1165, §136, 139
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 249A - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Section 249A.3A - Medical assistance — all income-eligible children.
Section 249A.4 - Duties of director.
Section 249A.4A - Garnishment.
Section 249A.4B - Medical assistance advisory council.
Section 249A.5 - Recovery of payment.
Section 249A.6 - Assignment — lien.
Section 249A.6A - Restitution.
Section 249A.7 - Fraudulent practices — investigations and audits — Medicaid fraud fund.
Section 249A.8 - Fraudulent practice.
Section 249A.11 - Payment for patient care segregated.
Section 249A.12 - Assistance to persons with an intellectual disability.
Section 249A.14 - County attorney to enforce.
Section 249A.15 - Licensed psychologists eligible for payment — provisional licensees.
Section 249A.15B - Speech pathologists eligible for payment.
Section 249A.16 - New rates for services — effective date.
Section 249A.17 - Transitional medical assistance.
Section 249A.18A - Resident assessment.
Section 249A.19 - Health care facilities — penalty.
Section 249A.20 - Noninstitutional health providers — reimbursement.
Section 249A.20A - Preferred drug list program.
Section 249A.20B - Nursing facility quality assurance assessment.
Section 249A.24 - Iowa medical assistance drug utilization review commission — created.
Section 249A.27 - Indemnity for case management and disallowed costs.
Section 249A.29 - Home and community-based services waiver providers — records checks.
Section 249A.30A - Medical assistance — personal needs allowance.
Section 249A.32A - Home and community-based services waivers — limitations.
Section 249A.32B - Early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment funding.
Section 249A.33 - Pharmaceutical settlement account — medical assistance program.
Section 249A.34 - Medical assistance crisis intervention team.
Section 249A.36 - Medical assistance quality improvement council.
Section 249A.37 - Health care information sharing.
Section 249A.38 - Inmates of public institutions — suspension of medical assistance.
Section 249A.39 - Reporting of overpayment.
Section 249A.40 - Involuntarily dissolved providers — overpayments or incorrect payments.
Section 249A.41 - Overpayment — interest.
Section 249A.42 - Overpayment — limitations periods.
Section 249A.43 - Provider overpayment — notice — judgment.
Section 249A.44 - Overpayment — emergency relief.
Section 249A.45 - Provider’s third-party submissions.
Section 249A.46 - Liability of other persons — repayment of claims.
Section 249A.48 - Temporary moratoria.
Section 249A.49 - Internet site — providers found in violation of medical assistance program.
Section 249A.50 - Fraudulent practices — investigations and audits — Medicaid fraud fund.
Section 249A.51 - Fraudulent practice.
Section 249A.52 - Garnishment.
Section 249A.53 - Recovery of payment.
Section 249A.54 - Assignment — lien.
Section 249A.55 - Restitution.