The Hawaii Senate Committee on Ways and Means unanimously passed four bills on behavioral health, State of Reform reported March 1.
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State legislators in Oregon have introduced a bill that aims to include residents with "lived mental health experience" in the decision-making process for establishing behavioral health services in the state, according to a Feb. 27 report from the Willamette Week.
North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services will delay the start of its Medicaid managed care behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disabilities tailored plans.
The federal government is set to permit states to tap into Medicaid funds for treating mental health conditions and substance use disorder in jails and prisons, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Feb. 21.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has launched a plan to expand children's behavioral health services across the state, according to a Feb. 24 report from ABC7.
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Democratic Senators Tina Smith of Minnesota and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski reintroduced a bill aimed at strengthening the mental health workforce, according to a Feb. 24 news release.
New legislation in Georgia would expand a state loan forgiveness program for mental health providers, the Georgia Virtue reported Feb. 24.
Fort Behavioral Health will be allowed to reopen 30 days after Texas abruptly shut it down over child safety risks, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Feb. 23.
New legislation in Colorado would offer annual mental health check-ins at public schools for students in sixth through 12th grade, CBS affiliate KKTV reported Feb. 23.
Easterseals DC MD VA has secured $900,000 through the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill to develop a community behavioral health clinic for patients in Prince George's County, Md.