[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7535 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7535

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of 12 
     mental health telehealth visits per calendar year for certain 
    previously incarcerated individuals under the Medicaid program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2026

Mrs. Foushee (for herself, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bell, 
Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Ross, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Moulton, 
   and Mrs. Watson Coleman) 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 require coverage of 12 
     mental health telehealth visits per calendar year for certain 
    previously incarcerated individuals under the Medicaid program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Second Chance Mental Health Access 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING COVERAGE OF 12 MENTAL HEALTH TELEHEALTH VISITS PER 
              CALENDAR YEAR FOR CERTAIN PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED 
              INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (88), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (89), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (89) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(90) provide, in the case of an individual enrolled under 
        the State plan (or waiver of such plan) who is subject to home 
        confinement pursuant to judicial process and who was 
        incarcerated in a public institution immediately prior to such 
        home confinement, for coverage of 12 mental health visits 
        furnished via telehealth during each calendar year occurring 
        during the period of such confinement.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to individuals released from a public institution on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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