H4897

Improving access to community behavioral health centers

Introduced·1/8/26
Introduced Text

Massachusetts H4897 aims to improve access to community behavioral health centers by ensuring nondiscriminatory benefits for medically necessary.

Massachusetts H4897 seeks to enhance access to community behavioral health centers by mandating that various health insurance plans and contracts provide nondiscriminatory benefits for medically necessary behavioral health bundled services. These services, delivered by licensed community behavioral health centers, include evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, care coordination, management, and peer support for patients with mental health, developmental, or substance use disorders.

Included in complete analysis

  • Overview
  • Core Provisions
  • Implementation
  • Impact
  • Legal Framework
  • Critical Issues

See what it does, who it affects, and the critical issues in plain language. Free, 30 seconds.

Where it stands

Current
Health Care Financing Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

0
0
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Jul 9

House

Reporting date extended to Thursday, December 31, 2026

Jan 8

House

Reported from the committee on Financial Services

Jan 8

House

New draft of H1276