A new law in New Hampshire prohibits insurance companies from requiring members to receive prior authorization before obtaining coverage for emergency mental health or substance use care, according to an Aug. 23 report from New Hampshire Bulletin.
Government & Regulation
California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a key change to his mental health proposal by dropping the requirement for addiction services as a mandatory benefit, making one of the core provisions optional, according to an Aug. 24 report from Politico.
The DEA recognized Aug. 21 as National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day to address the country's "most dangerous drug threat," Anne Milgram, DEA administrator, said in an Aug. 17 news release from the DEA.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has tweaked his mental health proposal that could determine the state's mental healthcare spending over the next 20 years, according to an Aug. 16 report from Politico.
The Biden administration has awarded more than $88 million in grants to support youth mental health and substance use disorder treatment programs.
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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has signed four mental health bills into law, FOX affiliate KPTV reported Aug. 8.
Members of the U.S. Congress introduced the Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination Act to implement EHR systems behavioral healthcare.
Here are five regulation updates Becker's reported on in July:
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention endorsed President Joe Biden's new proposal that would enforce the requirement that private insurance companies offer the same level of coverage for mental health and physical health needs.
The Biden Administration has proposed a rule that would require private insurance companies to offer the same level of coverage for mental health needs as they do for physical health needs, ABC News reported July 25.