Medicare Crisis Response: Funding Mobile Mental Health and Addiction Teams.
This Act establishes a new payment structure under Medicare starting in 2025 for mobile crisis response teams addressing mental health and substance use disorder crises. This change allows beneficiaries experiencing a crisis to receive immediate screening, de-escalation, and referral support directly where they are, outside of traditional hospital or office settings. The goal is to improve access to timely behavioral health intervention.
Key points
Medicare will cover mobile crisis response team services for mental health and substance use emergencies starting January 1, 2025.
These services are provided outside of hospitals or doctor's offices and include crisis de-escalation and referral to necessary health and social services.
Providers must meet specific training requirements, including trauma-informed care and coordination with emergency systems.
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