68-959 Medical home pilot program; designation; division; duties; evaluation; report. - Nebraska Statutes

68-959. Medical home pilot program; designation; division; duties; evaluation; report.(1) No later than January 1, 2012, the division shall design and implement a medical home pilot program, in consultation with the Medical Home Advisory Council, in one or more geographic regions of the state to provide access to medical homes for patients. The division shall apply for any available federal or other funds for the program. The division shall establish necessary and appropriate reimbursement policies and incentives under such program to accomplish the purposes of the Medical Home Pilot Program Act. The reimbursement policies:(a) Shall require the provision of a medical home for clients;(b) Shall be designed to increase the availability of primary health care services to clients;(c) May provide an increased reimbursement rate to providers who provide primary health care services to clients outside of regular business hours or on weekends; and(d) May provide a postevaluation incentive payment.(2) No later than June 1, 2014, the division shall evaluate the medical home pilot program and report the results of such evaluation to the Governor and the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature. Such report shall include an evaluation of health outcomes and cost savings achieved, recommendations for improvement, recommendations regarding continuation and expansion of the program, and such other information as deemed necessary by the division or requested by the committee. SourceLaws 2009, LB396, § 4.Effective Date: August 30, 2009Termination Date: June 30, 2014