AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Summary
Provides that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service coverage.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Jun 20, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 20, 2025
How they voted
70–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 75
Jun 20, 2025
D
Democratic64
93% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 20, 2025
Committee
06/20/2025 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
Jun 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/20/2025 House read and passed
lower
Jun 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
04/24/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
01/16/2025 Introduced, referred to House Finance
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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