Mississippi House Bill 1496 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act Relating To Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (ccbhc); To Require The State Department Of Mental Health And The Division Of Medicaid To Submit An Application To The Federal Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration (samsha) To Join The Medicaid Ccbhc Demonstration Program At The Next Available Application Period; To Provide That The Division Of Medicaid, In Collaboration With State Department Of Mental Health, Shall Submit A State Plan Amendment To Cms For The Purpose Of Statewide Implementation Of The Ccbhc Model As Soon As Possible After The Effective Date Of This Act; To Provide That The Ccbhc System Provided Under This Act Shall Be Consistent With The Demonstration Program Established By Federal Laws Governing The Ccbhc Model; To Provide That The State Department Of Mental Health Shall Be The Entity Charged With Certifying And Monitoring Compliance Of Ccbhc Clinics, And The Division Of Medicaid Shall Be Responsible For Establishing A Prospective Payment System To Fund The Ccbhc Program; And For Related Purposes.

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics; Dept. of Mental Health and Medicaid apply to join Demonstration Program for Certification of CMHCs as.

Rep. John Hines [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2025-01-20	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Medicaid

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1496.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1496IN.htm