,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bc1 #bjbb,mr4   
,casey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to exp& !          
availability ( m5tal1 emotional1 &      
behavioral heal? s]vices "u ! ,m$icaid  
program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,kids'  
,m5tal ,heal? ,improvem5t ,act4  #b4    
,table ( cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts =   
?is ,act is z foll[s3 ,sec4 #a4 ,%ort   
title4,sec4 #b4 ,table ( cont5ts4,sec4  
#c4 ,guidance to ,/ates on support+     
m5tal1 emotional1 & behavioral heal?    
s]vices1 & on ! availability ( teleheal?
 "u ,m$icaid4,sec4 #d4 ,ensur+ *ildr5   
receive timely access to c>e4  #c4      
,guidance to ,/ates on support+ m5tal1  
emotional1 & behavioral heal? s]vices1 &
 on ! availability ( teleheal? "u       
,m$icaid  7a7 ,m5tal1 emotional1 &      
behavioral heal? s]vices ,n lat] ?an #a 
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !

 ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices   
%all issue guidance to ,/ates on h[ to  
exp& ! provision ( m5tal1 emotional1 &  
behavioral heal? s]vices cov]$ by ,/ate 
plans 7or waiv]s ( su* plans7 "u title  
,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq471 includ+ a     
description ( be/ practices = effective 
programs1 s]vice provision = und]s]v$   
communities1 recruitm5t & ret5tion (    
provid]s1 & support+ ! deliv]y ( su*    
s]vices 9 s*ools & o!r community sett+s4
  7b7 ,teleheal? s]vices ,n lat] ?an #a 
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices   
%all issue guidance to ,/ates on be/    
practices to su/a9 & enhance !          
availability ( teleheal? s]vices cov]$  
by ,/ate plans 7or waiv]s ( su* plans7  
"u title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq474  #d4
 ,ensur+ *ildr5 receive timely access to
 c>e  7a7 ,guidance to ,/ates on        
flexibilities to ensure provid] capacity
 ,to provide p$iatric m5tal1 emotional1 

& behavioral crisis c>e ,n lat] ?an #a  
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices   
%all provide guidance to ,/ates on exi/+
 flexibilities = hospitals & o!r        
provid]s "u applicable laws1            
regulations1 & guidance to support      
*ildr5 9 crisis or 9 ne$ ( int5sive     
m5tal1 emotional or behavioral heal?    
s]vices4  7b7 ,m&at$ report to ,congress
 reg>d+ b>ri]s to repurpos+ ( b$s1      
space1 & /aff ,to address p$iatric      
behavioral heal? ne$s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n 
lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all submit to 
! ,congress a report ) respect to       
regulatory & legal b>ri]s to c>e across 
! crisis cont9uum t id5tifies solutions 
to facilitate flexibility = *ildr5's    
hospitals & o!r provid]s ( m5tal1       
emotional1 or behavioral heal? s]vices4 
7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,9 prep>+ a report "u 
?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices %all include 9 su*      

report-- 7,a7 a compreh5sive li/ ( laws1
 regulations1 & guidance impact+        
*ildr5's hospitals' & o!r provid]s'     
ability to repurpose imm$iately b$s1    
space1 & /aff = *ildr5 9 ne$ ( m5tal1   
emotional1 or behavioral heal? s]vices1 
includ+ a description ( ! rationale =   
ea* policy & correspond+ actions requir$
 to repurpose su* b$s1 space1 & /aff2 & 
7,b7 recomm5dations on h[ *ildr5's      
hospitals & o!r provid]s c imm$iately   
exp& access to m5tal1 emotional1 &      
behavioral heal? s]vices :ile also      
ensur+ high quality & safety4  7c7      
,ensur+ consi/5t review & ,/ate         
implem5tation ( e>ly & p]iodic scre5+1  
diagno/ic1 & treatm5t s]vices ,section  
#aije7r7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7r77 is am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3 ,! ,secret>y %all1 n 
lat] ?an ,july #a1 #bjbb1 & n lat] ?an  
,janu>y #a ea* ye> !reaft]1 review      
implem5tation ( ! requirem5ts ( ?is     
subsection by ,/ates z !y p]ta9 to      
behavioral heal? s]vices = *ildr51      

includ+ s]vices provid$ by a manag$ c>e 
entity1 id5tify & dissem9ate be/        
practices = ensur+ compreh5sive cov]age 
( s]vices1 id5tify gaps & defici5cies 9 
meet+ ,f$]al requirem5ts1 & provide     
guidance to ,/ates on address+ id5tifi$ 
gaps & disp>ities & meet+ ,f$]al cov]age
 requirem5ts 9 ord] to ensure *ildr51   
includ+ *ildr5 )\t a m5tal heal?        
diagnosis1 h access to behavioral heal? 
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