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Committee backs audio‑only telehealth, school‑linked grants and children’s mental‑health investments; advocates press for Medicaid collaborative‑care benefit
Summary
Senate staff and witnesses reported April 9 that the omnibus HHS bill extends audio‑only telehealth, increases funding for school‑linked behavioral health and funds pilots and rate changes intended to expand children’s mental‑health access.
Senate staff and witnesses told the Health and Human Services Committee on April 9 that the omnibus HHS bill preserves or expands several mental‑health provisions: ongoing funding for school‑linked behavioral health grants, one‑time and ongoing grants for early‑episode supports and pilot funding for mental health collaboration hubs aimed at reducing children boarding in hospitals.
Staff noted that Senator Utke’s proposal to extend audio‑only telehealth services (Senate File 2743) appears in the bill. Mr. Bessel described the combined general‑fund and Health Care Access Fund cost as about $18,900,000 in the first biennium.
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