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LB1031
Funding for Mental Health Services for Dual Eligible Medicaid Recipients
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:18 AM
In one sentence
This bill requires the Legislature to set aside money from a specific fund to pay mental health providers who treat patients eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
What it does
- Requires the Legislature to appropriate $1.5 million from the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Fund for fiscal year 2025-26.
- Requires another appropriation of $1.5 million from that same fund for fiscal year 2026-27.
- Sends this money to the Department of Health and Human Services for the medical assistance program.
- Uses these funds to reimburse mental health providers who do not practice in a hospital but provide behavioral health services to dual eligible beneficiaries.
- States that for dual eligible recipients, the higher Medicaid or Medicare rate shall be paid for behavioral health services.
Who it affects
- Mental health providers outside of hospital settings
- Patients who are dually eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare
- The Department of Health and Human Services
Limits and unknowns
- The bill was indefinitely postponed, so it may not become law without further action.
- No effective date is listed in the provided text because the bill did not pass final approval to take effect immediately.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Fund
- A specific state fund from which this bill requires money to be taken.
- Dual eligible beneficiaries
- People who qualify for both Medicaid and Medicare programs.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Require appropriations from the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Fund and state intent regarding medicaid rates for mental health providers
Official activity
Bill history
- Indefinitely postponed