[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7545 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7545

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include certified 
  community behavioral health clinic services as a State plan option 
          under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2024

Ms. Matsui (for herself and Mr. Bucshon) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include certified 
  community behavioral health clinic services as a State plan option 
          under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC SERVICES UNDER 
              MEDICAID.

    (a) Definition of Medical Assistance.--Section 1905 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (30), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (31) as paragraph 
                (32); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (30) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(31) certified community behavioral health clinic 
        services, as defined in subsection (jj); and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(jj) Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Services.--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `certified community behavioral 
        health services' means any of the following services when 
        furnished to an individual as a patient of a certified 
        community behavioral health clinic (as defined in paragraph 
        (2)), in a manner reflecting person-centered care and which, if 
        not available directly through a certified community behavioral 
        health clinic, may be provided or referred through formal 
        relationships with other providers:
                    ``(A) Crisis mental health services, including 24-
                hour mobile crisis teams, emergency crisis intervention 
                services, and crisis stabilization.
                    ``(B) Screening, assessment, and diagnosis, 
                including risk assessment.
                    ``(C) Patient-centered treatment planning or 
                similar processes, including risk assessment and crisis 
                planning.
                    ``(D) Outpatient mental health and substance use 
                services.
                    ``(E) Outpatient clinic primary care screening and 
                monitoring of key health indicators and health risk.
                    ``(F) Intensive case management services.
                    ``(G) Psychiatric rehabilitation services.
                    ``(H) Peer support and counselor services and 
                family supports.
                    ``(I) Intensive, community-based mental health care 
                for members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are 
                eligible for medical assistance, particularly such 
                members and veterans located in rural areas, provided 
                the care is consistent with minimum clinical mental 
                health guidelines promulgated by the Veterans Health 
                Administration, including clinical guidelines contained 
                in the Uniform Mental Health Services Handbook of such 
                Administration.
            ``(2) Certified community behavioral health clinic.--The 
        term `certified community behavioral health clinic' means an 
        organization that--
                    ``(A) has been certified by a State as meeting the 
                criteria established by the Secretary pursuant to 
                subsection (a) of section 223 of the Protecting Access 
                to Medicare Act as of January 1, 2024, and any 
                subsequent updates to such criteria, regardless of 
                whether the State is carrying out a demonstration 
                program under this title under subsection (d) of such 
                section;
                    ``(B) is engaged in furnishing all of the services 
                described in paragraph (1); and
                    ``(C) agrees, as a condition of the certification 
                described in subparagraph (A), to furnish to the State 
                or Secretary any data required as part of ongoing 
                monitoring of the organization's provision of services, 
                including encounter data, clinical outcomes data, 
                quality data, and such other data as the State or 
                Secretary may require.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to medical assistance furnished on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act.
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