Expanding Access to Mental Health Services via Supervised Psychology Trainees
This Act allows Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP to cover mental health services provided by advanced psychology trainees under supervision. The goal is to increase the availability of psychological care, especially for seniors and children, by integrating qualified, supervised practitioners into the reimbursement system. Medicare changes will take effect one year after enactment.
Key points
Medicare and Medicaid will cover psychological services provided by doctoral interns and postdoctoral residents.
Services must be furnished under the general supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist, without requiring the supervisor's physical presence during the session.
The change aims to boost access to mental health care for federal insurance beneficiaries, potentially reducing wait times.
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