Establishes grant programs for children's mental health, modifies long-term care consultation services, and increases rates for certain services.

This bill establishes grant programs to support children's mental health, including a youth care professional grant and high-fidelity wraparound grants. It modifies provisions governing long-term care consultation services, requiring assessments to be conducted by certified assessors and establishing a pool of state-employed assessors. The bill also increases rates for in-home children's mental health services by 50 percent. Additionally, it mandates the creation of youth care transition teams to facilitate the transition of youth from inpatient settings to less restrictive care.

Establishes grant programs for children's mental health, modifies long-term care consultation services, and increases rates for certain services.

This bill establishes grant programs to support children's mental health, including a youth care professional grant and high-fidelity wraparound grants. It modifies provisions governing long-term care consultation services, requiring assessments to be conducted by certified assessors and establishing a pool of state-employed assessors. The bill also increases rates for in-home children's mental health services by 50 percent. Additionally, it mandates the creation of youth care transition teams to facilitate the transition of youth from inpatient settings to less restrictive care.