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This bill aims to establish a comprehensive crisis response continuum of care for individuals experiencing mental or behavioral health crises. The key provisions include: 1. The Secretary of Health and Human Services will set standards for the crisis response continuum, including requirements for core crisis services, identification of essential functions, and quality and service capacity standards. 2. The bill expands Medicare coverage to include crisis response services provided by mobile crisis teams, crisis receiving and stabilization facilities, and behavioral health urgent care facilities. It also requires Medicaid to cover these services, with exceptions allowed if states certify a shortage of providers. 3. The bill provides additional funding for the mental health block grant to support the infrastructure needed to provide crisis response services, and requires the Secretary to offer technical assistance to states and maintain a clearinghouse of best practices. 4. The bill establishes a panel to make recommendations for training and protocols for 911 dispatchers to respond appropriately to individuals experiencing a psychiatric crisis, including integrating the 988 suicide prevention hotline with 911 systems.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5611/all-info