H.R. 7535

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7535 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7535

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of 12 
mental health telehealth visits per calendar year for certain 
previously incarcerated individuals under the Medicaid program.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 12, 2026

Mrs. Foushee (for herself, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bell, 
Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Ross, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Moulton, 
and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of 12 
mental health telehealth visits per calendar year for certain 
previously incarcerated individuals under the Medicaid program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Second Chance Mental Health Access 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING COVERAGE OF 12 MENTAL HEALTH TELEHEALTH VISITS PER 
CALENDAR YEAR FOR CERTAIN PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED 
INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (88), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (89), by striking the period and inserting 
``; and''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (89) the following new 
paragraph:
``(90) provide, in the case of an individual enrolled under 
the State plan (or waiver of such plan) who is subject to home 
confinement pursuant to judicial process and who was 
incarcerated in a public institution immediately prior to such 
home confinement, for coverage of 12 mental health visits 
furnished via telehealth during each calendar year occurring 
during the period of such confinement.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to individuals released from a public institution on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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