9-8-8 Crisis Response Act

This bill raises yearly funding for a federal mental health crisis response partnership pilot program from $10 million to $100 million for fiscal years 2027 through 2029. It changes a Medicaid option so states can receive federal payments not only for community-based mobile crisis services but also for regional and local lifeline call center operations and for crisis receiving and stabilization facilities. The federal government would pay 85 percent of state costs for these added services, and the bill removes the 5-year time limit on the option. It defines crisis receiving and stabilization facilities, including round-the-clock service regardless of ability to pay, and provides $5 million to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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Sponsors

• Kim Schrier Democrat sponsor
• 7 cosponsors