H.R. 10287
9-8-8 Crisis Response Act
Summary:
• Renames itself the "9-8-8 Crisis Response Act" and increases funding for the Mental Health Crisis Response Partnership Pilot Program from $10 million to $100 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2029
• Expands a Medicaid state option to cover additional mental health crisis services beyond mobile crisis intervention, including regional/local lifeline call center operations and crisis receiving and stabilization facilities, with an 85% federal matching rate for these new services
• Defines "crisis receiving and stabilization facilities" with specific requirements including 24/7 operation, sliding-scale payment, no-wrong-door admission, and an average patient stay of less than 150 hours
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• Expands a Medicaid state option to cover additional mental health crisis services beyond mobile crisis intervention, including regional/local lifeline call center operations and crisis receiving and stabilization facilities, with an 85% federal matching rate for these new services
• Defines "crisis receiving and stabilization facilities" with specific requirements including 24/7 operation, sliding-scale payment, no-wrong-door admission, and an average patient stay of less than 150 hours
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