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9–8–8 Implementation Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
In Committee
Summary
nationally expanding and funding behavioral health crisis response services. This bill would require broad coverage of crisis response services while funding call centers, crisis facilities, capital projects, a national media campaign, and workforce training to build crisis capacity.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 7 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Medicaid and CHIP: bigger crisis coverage
This bill would make crisis response services a required Medicaid benefit and add them to required CHIP services. States could let crisis providers make presumptive eligibility decisions like hospitals. The law would also exclude certain community crisis facilities from the Medicaid IMD rule starting the day after enactment, and the Secretary must issue guidance within 180 days and report to Congress within one year. The bill would expand a state option to get an 85% federal match for lifeline call centers and crisis receiving and stabilization services and provide $5 million to the Secretary to help implement it.
Grants and national crisis funding boost
This bill would fund large grants and programs to build crisis care capacity. It would authorize $1 billion for health center capital projects and $441 million for regional and local lifeline call center grants (FY2027). It would increase pilot funding to $10 million for FY2025–FY2026 and $100 million for each FY2027–FY2029, and it would fund lifeline program operations and a media campaign ($101.6 million per year for FY2023–FY2027 for operations and $10 million per year for FY2026–FY2030 for the media campaign). The media campaign must begin within three years and the Secretary must report to Congress about it within 18 months after it starts.
Federal plans and VA would cover crisis care
This bill would require Federal Employees Health Benefits plans to cover crisis response services beginning with the third FEHB contract year starting on or after three years after enactment. It would require TRICARE to cover crisis response services and would let the Department of Veterans Affairs reimburse for crisis response services. These changes would expand covered options for federal workers, military families, and veterans.
Medicare would cover crisis services
This bill would add crisis response services to Medicare benefits when given by mobile teams or approved crisis facilities. Medicare payment would be 80% of the lesser of the actual charge or the Secretary's allowed amount for each service. Ambulance and other emergency transport to crisis facilities would also be covered for services furnished on or after three years after enactment. These rules would apply to services furnished on or after three years after enactment.
Private plans must cover crisis care
This bill would require group and individual health plans to cover crisis response services. Plans would have to apply mental‑health parity so cost sharing and treatment limits for crisis care could not be stricter than for regular medical care. The rule would start for plan years that begin three years after enactment. The tax code and ERISA rules would be updated to enforce the same coverage for employer plans.
More crisis workforce training money
This bill would expand behavioral health workforce training and allow remote practicum hours. It would allow crisis‑management practicums for call, text, and chat responders. The bill would authorize $50 million per year for FY2026–FY2030 across training programs and an extra $10 million per year for FY2027–FY2031 for crisis workforce development. It would also fund postbaccalaureate fellowships including crisis management training ($25 million per year FY2023–FY2027 and $10 million per year FY2027–FY2031 for crisis fellowships).
New 9-1-1 rules for mental health calls
This bill would create an HHS‑led panel to set training, triage, staffing, and data standards for 9‑1‑1 dispatchers to improve responses to behavioral health crises. The panel would include clinicians, dispatchers, law enforcement, EMS, and underserved and Tribal representatives serving staggered five‑year terms. It would recommend ways to connect callers to crisis care or transfer calls to 9‑8‑8 and develop privacy‑protecting data standards. The panel must report recommendations to Congress and update them at least every five years.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/22/2026
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/3/2026
Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/8/2026
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2026
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/8/2026
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 9/8/2026
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/14/2026
Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/14/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/14/2026
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/14/2026
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/15/2026
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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