The bill proposes amendments to the General Laws to require coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services for children and youth up to 18 years of age experiencing an acute mental health crisis. The services are designed to provide rapid response, assessment, and early intervention for symptoms that may include aggression, self-injury, trauma, acute depression/anxiety, challenges at school, suicidal or homicidal thoughts/behaviors, and extreme parent/child conflict. The bill mandates that these services be covered for eligible individuals enrolled as plan beneficiaries in the same manner as other behavioral health services, regardless of any difference in billing codes.

The bill affects several chapters of the General Laws, specifically those related to Accident and Sickness Insurance Policies (Chapter 27-18), Nonprofit Hospital Service Corporations (Chapter 27-19), Nonprofit Medical Service Corporations (Chapter 27-20), and Health Maintenance Organizations (Chapter 27-41), by adding new sections that outline the requirements for coverage of the aforementioned mobile response and stabilization services. The act is set to take effect on January 1, 2025. No deletions from the current law are mentioned in the provided text.