S. 4441 · 116th Congress
CAHOOTS Act
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Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets Act or the CAHOOTS Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Aug 5, 2020
Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets Act or the CAHOOTS Act
This bill allows state Medicaid programs to cover certain community-based mobile crisis intervention services for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance-use disorder crisis outside of a facility setting.
Among other requirements, such services must be (1) provided by multidisciplinary teams composed of behavioral health professionals who are trained in trauma care and de-escalation techniques, (2) available 24-7, and (3) voluntary for the individual experiencing the mental health or substance-use disorder crisis.
The bill provides an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for such services, as well as specified funds for state planning and evaluation grants.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: CAHOOTS Act
Also known as: Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets Act
Latest action (Aug 5, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Aug 5, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.