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PA HB361
PA HB361Providing for Collaborative Care Model and Primary Care Behavioral Health Model Implementation Program.
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Introduced
01/27/2025
01/27/2025
In Committee
01/27/2025
01/27/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled "An act relating to the finances of the State government; providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint Underwriting Association, for entertainment business financial management firms, for private dam financial assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes; providing for the settlement, assessment, collection, and lien of taxes, bonus, and all other accounts due the Commonwealth, the collection and recovery of fees and other money or property due or belonging to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, including escheated property and the proceeds of its sale, the custody and disbursement or other disposition of funds and securities belonging to or in the possession of the Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims against the Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and appeals to the courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to the Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth and all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth, authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every department, board, commission, and officer of the State government, every political subdivision of the State, and certain officers of such subdivisions, every person, association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the Commonwealth," providing for Collaborative Care Model and Primary Care Behavioral Health Model Implementation Program.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a Collaborative Care Model and Primary Care Behavioral Health Model Implementation Program to improve mental health integration in primary care settings across Pennsylvania. The legislation creates a grant program that will provide financial support to primary care physicians and practices to help them develop integrated behavioral health services. The bill divides the state into six regions and will fund at least one technical assistance center in each region to support primary care practices in implementing these models. Grant funds can be used for hiring staff, establishing relationships with behavioral health professionals, purchasing software, and developing patient registries. The program prioritizes grants for rural areas and counties with higher-than-average suicide or overdose rates. The collaborative care model involves a team approach including a primary care physician, care manager, and psychiatric consultant, with structured care management and regular clinical assessments. Technical assistance centers will help practices develop financial models, staffing strategies, training programs, and billing procedures for these integrated behavioral health services. The goal is to make mental health support more accessible by embedding behavioral health professionals directly into primary care settings and providing comprehensive, coordinated care.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (6)
Jim Struzzi (R)*,
Mary Jo Daley (D),
Nancy Guenst (D),
Joe Hogan (R),
Kristin Marcell (R),
Arvind Venkat (D),
Last Action
Referred to Human Services (on 01/27/2025)
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