Supporting 9–8–8 Crisis Stabilization Act

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Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Medicaid would cover more mental health and substance use crisis care

This bill would let Medicaid pay for care at more types of mental health and substance use crisis centers. This means people needing urgent help could get their treatment covered. It would make it easier to access care at places like crisis receiving facilities and urgent care centers.

What Would Change

Today, federal Medicaid generally does not pay for services in certain mental health and substance use treatment facilities due to a rule called the "IMD exclusion." After this bill, Medicaid would cover services in several types of facilities. These include certified community behavioral health clinics, community mental health centers, crisis receiving and stabilization facilities, and mental health and substance use urgent care facilities. This would make it easier for people to get care.

Key Provisions

Lets Medicaid cover mental health and substance use services at certain crisis centers.
Defines what a "crisis receiving and stabilization facility" and a "mental health and substance use urgent care facility" are for Medicaid.
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to give states guidance on these new rules within 180 days.
Requires a report to Congress within one year on how crisis facilities are used and their impact on emergency room visits, hospital stays, and jail rates.

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Supporting 9–8–8 Crisis Stabilization Act

What Would Change

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