New Jersey S2581 establishes initiatives to improve behavioral health care, including increased Medicaid reimbursement rates and cost-of-living.

New Jersey S2581 establishes initiatives related to behavioral health care, including increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for residential behavioral health services to match Medicare rates, providing annual cost-of-living adjustments for residential facilities, and establishing grant programs for facility upkeep and provider training. The bill also relaxes clinical supervision requirements for certain professionals, allowing licensed clinical social workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists to supervise applicants for licensure.

New Jersey S2581 establishes initiatives to improve behavioral health care, including increased Medicaid reimbursement rates and cost-of-living.

New Jersey S2581 establishes initiatives related to behavioral health care, including increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for residential behavioral health services to match Medicare rates, providing annual cost-of-living adjustments for residential facilities, and establishing grant programs for facility upkeep and provider training. The bill also relaxes clinical supervision requirements for certain professionals, allowing licensed clinical social workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists to supervise applicants for licensure.