S257 - Appropriations Act of 2017. (SL 2017-57)

Overview: Sec. 11H.8 of S.L. 2017-57 continues the requirement that the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) must ensure that local management entities/managed care organizations (LME/MCOs) utilize standardized out-of-network agreements with single providers of behavioral health or intellectual/developmental disability (IDD) services in order to ensure access to care and reduce administrative burden on providers.

This section became effective July 1, 2017.