The move comes after CMS approved a proposal from the state to add these community-based behavioral health Medicaid services through President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, according to a Feb. 6 news release.
Other participating states are Alabama, California, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin, along with the District of Columbia.
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