Kids’ Mental Health Improvement Act

United States117th CongressS-4498Senate
Updated: Jun 23, 2022

Summary

Kids' Mental Health Improvement Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue certain guidance and reports on ways to expand access to behavioral health services (particularly for children), including guidance to states on (1) how to expand mental, emotional, and behavioral health services and telehealth services under Medicaid; and (2) existing regulatory flexibilities for hospitals and other providers to support children in crisis or in need of more intensive services.

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Timeline

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  2. Introduced in Senate

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