Ensures equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth recipients.

The bill mandates that all contracted health care providers under MassHealth ensure equal access to behavioral health services, benefits, and medications of comparable quality. It requires these providers to submit their reimbursement methods to the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy, which must then obtain approval from the Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery within 90 days of the act's effective date.

Ensures equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth recipients.

The bill mandates that all contracted health care providers under MassHealth ensure equal access to behavioral health services, benefits, and medications of comparable quality. It requires these providers to submit their reimbursement methods to the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy, which must then obtain approval from the Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery within 90 days of the act's effective date.