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HR7535119th CongressWALLET

Second Chance Mental Health Access Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]

Introduced

Summary

Medicaid telehealth mental health coverage for people on court-ordered home confinement. This bill would require states to cover up to 12 telehealth mental health visits per calendar year for Medicaid enrollees who were incarcerated immediately before being placed on home confinement by a court.

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  • People under home confinement: Would be eligible for up to 12 telehealth mental health visits each calendar year while confined. Coverage applies only during the period of home confinement and only to individuals enrolled under a State Medicaid plan or an approved waiver who were incarcerated immediately before confinement.
  • States: Adds a new coverage obligation to the Medicaid statute (section 1902(a)) that state plans or waivers must meet. The bill text does not create a separate funding program or explicitly authorize new federal spending for this requirement.
  • Providers and care delivery: Limits the benefit to telehealth visits rather than in-person care, concentrating mental health services delivered remotely during the confinement period.

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Medicaid telehealth mental care during confinement

If enacted, your State Medicaid plan or waiver would have to cover up to 12 mental health visits by telehealth each calendar year while you are under court-ordered home confinement. This would only apply if you are enrolled in Medicaid, were incarcerated in a public institution immediately before that home confinement, and were released on or after the date of enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]

NC • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/12/2026

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 2/12/2026

  • Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 2/12/2026

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 2/12/2026

  • Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 2/12/2026

  • Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]

    LA • D

    Sponsored 2/12/2026

  • Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 2/12/2026

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/12/2026

  • Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/17/2026

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 2/17/2026

  • Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/23/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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