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HB 7 Delaware House · 152nd General Assembly (2023-2024)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PEDIATRIC INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ENHANCEMENT.

Summary
This Act requires Delaware Medicaid to provide an enhancement to the acute care per diem rate for psychiatric facilities for hard to place pediatric behavioral health inpatients. The per diem enhancement is limited to an inpatient stay of 14 days. The applicability of the per diem enhancement is determined based on whether admission criteria is met. This Act also creates a Quality Oversight Committee designed to identify quality metrics for facilities admitting patients as well as provide biennial recommendations to the General Assembly’s Joint Finance Committee regarding eligibility categories and enhancement rates.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Apr 2023
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Introduced Apr 25, 2023 Last action Mar 5, 2024
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Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
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Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
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Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
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Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
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Laura Sturgeon
DDemocratic
DE
4
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Mike Smith
RRepublican
DE
22
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Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
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Pete Schwartzkopf
DDemocratic
DE
14
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Russ Huxtable
DDemocratic
DE
6
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Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37
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Sean Matthews
DDemocratic
DE
10
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Spiros Mantzavinos
DDemocratic
DE
7
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Stell Selby
DDemocratic
DE
20
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Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17
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Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15