TRANSITION OF CASE MANAGEMENT FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN PROGRAM RECIPIENTS TO MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PROGRAM

(a) In this section, "children and pregnant women program" means the Medicaid benefits program administered by the Department of State Health Services that provides case management services to children who have a health condition or health risk and pregnant women who have a high-risk condition. (b) The commission shall transition to a Medicaid managed care model all case management services provided to children and pregnant women program recipients. In transitioning the services, the commission shall ensure a recipient is provided case management services through the Medicaid managed care plan in which the recipient is enrolled. (c) In implementing this section, the commission shall ensure that: (1) there is a seamless transition in case management services for children and pregnant women program recipients; and (2) case management services provided under the program are not interrupted.