Resources to support behavioral health safety net providers - independent third-party contract
C.R.S. § 27-50-305
in effect27-50-305. Resources to support behavioral health safety net providers - independent third-party contract. (1) No later than July 1, 2025, the BHA shall contract with an independent third-party entity to provide services and supports to behavioral health providers seeking to become a behavioral health safety net provider with the goal of the provider becoming self-sustaining.
(2) The independent third-party entity shall assist behavioral health providers in accessing alternative payment models and enhanced reimbursement rates through the BHA and medicaid by providing:
(a) Support to providers in completing the annual cost reporting to inform medicaid rate-setting;
(b) Analysis of current accounting practices and recommendations on implementing new or modified practices to support the soundness of cost reporting;
(c) Administrative support for enrolling in different payer types, including, but not limited to, medicaid, medicare, and commercial insurance;
(d) Billing and coding support;
(e) Claims processing;
(f) Data analysis;
(g) Compliance and training on policies and procedures;
(h) Shared purchasing for technology;
(i) Assistance in building provider capacity to become a behavioral health safety net provider; and
(j) Any other service and support approved by the BHA.
(3) The independent third-party entity shall prioritize providing services and supports to a behavioral health provider that has not previously used the state cost report process to set medicaid rates.
(4) The independent third-party entity shall be nonpartisan and shall not lobby, personally or in any other manner, directly or indirectly, for or against any pending legislation before the general assembly.
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