HB1964 - Tennessee - Drug And Alcohol Rehabilitation, Tenncare

Companion Bill SB2024. TennCare - Requires the bureau of TennCare to establish a pilot project with certain treatment modalities to provide treatment to women with a dual diagnosis for mental illness and drug or alcohol abuse. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 68 and Title 71. Fiscal Summary for *HB1964 / SB2024(Corrected) Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $363,000 Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - Exceeds $637,000 Bill Summary for *HB1964 / SB2024 This bill requires the bureau of TennCare, in consultation with the department of health and the department of mental health and developmental disabilities, to contract with appropriate providers at adequate rates of reimbursement for a four-year pilot project to provide treatment to women dually diagnosed with a mental illness and a substance abuse condition. The pilot project program [...]

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