MENTAL Health for Kids and Underserved Act
Summary
Medicaid Ensuring Necessary Telehealth is Available Long-term Health for Kids and Underserved Act or the MENTAL Health for Kids and Underserved Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to issues guidance on how states may provide behavioral health services via telehealth under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), including for high-risk individuals and children. The CMS must also report on the impact of such telehealth services on the access, cost, and quality of behavioral health services under Medicaid and CHIP.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 7, 2022
Last action Apr 7, 2022
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Apr 7, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2095)
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Thune
RRepublican
Co
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
Co
Sherrod Brown
DDemocratic
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