Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 10240
Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act of 2026
Refreshed 3 h ago
Introduced 2026-09-03Topic: health care · public health · social servicesSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require coverage of crisis response services for people having a mental health or substance use crisis. These services include care from mobile crisis teams, crisis stabilization facilities, and walk-in mental health or substance use urgent care centers. Coverage would be required under Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, TRICARE, federal employee health plans, and private group and individual health insurance, and veterans' emergency care reimbursement would include these services. Medicare would also cover ambulance transport of a person in crisis to an appropriate facility. Most requirements would begin about 3 years after the bill becomes law, and private plans could not charge higher cost-sharing or set stricter limits for these services than for most medical and surgical care.
Sponsors
- Jennifer L. McClellan Democrat sponsor
- 5 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | refer |
| 2026-09-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-09-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-09-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-09-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-09-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-09-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-09-03 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-09-03 | Introduced in House | introduce |