The bill proposes amendments to the General Laws to require coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services under various health insurance policies. These services are intended to provide rapid response, assessment, and early intervention for individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis, with 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 specifies that coverage for these mobile response and stabilization services must be provided to any individual enrolled as a plan beneficiary 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, including those related to Accident and Sickness Insurance Policies, Nonprofit Hospital Service Corporations, Nonprofit Medical Service Corporations, and Health Maintenance Organizations. The act is set to take effect on January 1, 2025. There are no deletions from current law indicated in the provided text.