Veterans Mental Health Session Reimbursement Program

The bill establishes the veterans mental health services program (program) in the behavioral health administration to facilitate access to mental health services for veterans who have exhausted their annual number of sessions with a mental health-care provider covered by the veteran's federal veterans administration benefits. The program reimburses mental health-care providers for 10 4 mental health-care sessions per year with an eligible veteran.The bill appropriates $1,698,338 from the general fund to the behavioral health administration for the program.

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