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PA SB522
PA SB522Providing for Collaborative Care Model and Primary Care Behavioral Health Model Implementation Program.
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Introduced
03/26/2025
03/26/2025
In Committee
03/26/2025
03/26/2025
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 administered by the Department of Human Services to support primary care physicians and practices in implementing two evidence-based behavioral health service delivery methods: the Collaborative Care Model and the Primary Care Behavioral Health Model. These models involve integrating mental health professionals like psychiatric consultants and care managers directly into primary care teams to provide more comprehensive and coordinated patient care. The bill divides the state into six regions and will provide grants to help primary care practices hire staff, establish relationships with behavioral health professionals, upgrade technology, and create patient registries. Priority will be given to rural areas and counties with higher-than-average suicide or overdose rates. Additionally, the bill establishes technical assistance centers in each region to provide support for implementing these models, including help with financial planning, staffing, training, technology integration, best practice sharing, and insurance billing. The goal is to improve access to behavioral health services, particularly in underserved areas, by making mental health care more accessible and integrated within primary care settings.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Institutional Sustainability & Innovation (s) Hearing (10:00:00 10/28/2025 Room 8E-A East Wing (LIVE STREAMED)) (on 10/28/2025)
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