249A.15A - LICENSED MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPISTS AND LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKERS.

        249A.15A  LICENSED MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPISTS AND
      LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKERS.
         1.  The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A
      entitling marital and family therapists who are licensed pursuant to
      chapter 154D to payment for behavioral health services provided to
      recipients of medical assistance, subject to limitations and
      exclusions the department finds necessary on the basis of federal
      laws and regulations.
         2.  The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A
      entitling master social workers who hold a master's degree approved
      by the board of social work, are licensed as a master social worker
      pursuant to section 154C.3, subsection 1, paragraph "b", and
      provide treatment services under the supervision of an independent
      social worker licensed pursuant to section 154C.3, subsection 1,
      paragraph "c", to payment for behavioral health services provided
      to recipients of medical assistance, subject to limitations and
      exclusions the department finds necessary on the basis of federal
      laws and regulations.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         2008 Acts, ch 1187, §123