SECTION 1. Section 8A of Chapter 118E, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the definition “Medically necessary services” the following sentence:-
“Medically necessary services for mental health treatment shall be determined by the treating clinician in consultation with the patient and noted in the patient’s medical record.”
SECTION 2. Section 16 (b) of Chapter 176O, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “restriction.”, in line 33, the following sentence:-
“Medical necessity for mental health services shall be determined by the treating clinician in consultation with the patient and noted in the patient’s medical record.”
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