Bill > S613

This bill aims to require various health plans and insurance policies in Massachusetts to provide coverage for medically necessary "behavioral health bundled services" delivered through "Community Behavioral Health Centers." The bill defines these terms, stating that "behavioral health bundled services" refer to services provided by Community Behavioral Health Centers for the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, care coordination, management, or peer support of patients with mental health, developmental, or substance use disorders, and that these services are reimbursed through a flat rate per encounter. The bill ensures that health plans offered by the Group Insurance Commission, as well as individual and group health insurance policies, hospital service plans, medical service agreements, and health maintenance contracts, must provide benefits on a non-discriminatory basis for these services delivered through Community Behavioral Health Centers.