Access To Certain Behavioral Health Services

The bill requires the department of health care policy and financing (state department) to provide certain behavioral health services for medicaid recipients who are under 21 years of age.

The bill requires the state department to begin to provide the services no later than July 1, 2024.

On or before November 1, 2025, and each November 1 thereafter, the bill requires the state department to report to the house of representatives public and behavioral health and human services committee and the senate health and human services committee, or their successor committees, on the utilization of the services provided for in the bill and any feedback received from stakeholders in implementing coverage for those services.

(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)