(1) By December 1, 2018, the department of social and health services and the authority shall report to the governor and the legislature regarding the preparedness of each regional service area to provide mental health services, chemical dependency services, and medical care services to medicaid clients under a fully integrated managed care health system.

Terms Used In Washington Code 71.24.850

  • Authority: means the Washington state health care authority. See Washington Code 71.24.025
  • Community behavioral health program: means all expenditures, services, activities, or programs, including reasonable administration and overhead, designed and conducted to prevent or treat substance use disorder, mental illness, or both in the community behavioral health system. See Washington Code 71.24.025
  • Department: means the department of health. See Washington Code 71.24.025
(2) By January 1, 2020, the community behavioral health program must be fully integrated in a managed care health system that provides mental health services, chemical dependency services, and medical care services to medicaid clients.

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FindingsIntentEffective date2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.