# 119-hr-10240: Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act of 2026

119-hr-10240, Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10240
- Congress: 119
- Title: Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-09-03
- Sponsor: Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-25

## Summary

**Creates a uniform federal definition and requires coverage and parity for crisis response services across major federal programs and private plans.** It sets clear service types like mobile crisis teams, crisis receiving and stabilization facilities, and walk‑in mental health or substance use urgent care. - Families and people in crisis would gain mandated coverage in Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, TRICARE, VA non‑VA care reimbursement, Federal Employees Health Benefits, and group and individual plans, with some program changes phased in about 3 years after enactment and Medicaid allowed presumptive eligibility to speed access. - Crisis providers must meet facility and operation rules, including 23‑hour observation beds and 48‑hour crisis stabilization beds, 24/7 operation, sliding‑scale payments, no‑wrong‑door admission for responders, and nondiscrimination by payer. - Health plans must follow parity rules that bar separate cost‑sharing or treatment limits for crisis services, and Medicare would reimburse crisis services at 80 percent of the lesser of actual charge or an amount set under a new payment rule under section 1834(bb).

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Private and FEHB plans cover crisis: benefit, high. If enacted, group and individual health plans would have to cover crisis mental health and substance use services. Plans could not impose separate cost-sharing or stricter treatment limits just for these services. Financial rules would include aggregate lifetime and annual limits in the parity test…
- Medicaid and CHIP must cover crisis: benefit, medium. If enacted, crisis response services would become a mandatory benefit under State Medicaid plans and under CHIP. The bill would allow crisis providers to make presumptive eligibility decisions so people can get care immediately while full eligibility is determined. States would generally have three…
- Medicare adds crisis care coverage: benefit, medium. If enacted, Medicare would cover crisis response services from mobile teams, walk-in urgent care sites, and stabilization facilities. Coverage would start for services furnished three years after enactment. Medicare payments for each crisis service would be 80% of the lesser of the provider's charg…
- Military and VA crisis care coverage: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Department of Defense would be directed to provide coverage for crisis response services under TRICARE. The bill would also let the VA reimburse for eligible non-VA crisis care. The excerpt does not set specific payment rates or exact effective dates for these changes.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender…

## Sources
- [119-hr-10240 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10240)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defe…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3838)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10240 (as of 2026-09-25).