Second Chance Mental Health Access Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Second Chance Mental Health Access Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Foreign Policy, Social Welfare.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H490FF7EDB70F4468859F98A7EA7DB9DC: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Second Chance Mental Health Access Act of 2026.
- Section H05C2A96645D845688D964D9C5F773BE2: 2. Requiring coverage of 12 mental health telehealth visits per calendar year for certain previously incarcerated individuals under the Medicaid program...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Second Chance Mental Health Access Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Foreign Policy, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
This bill, Second Chance Mental Health Access Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Mrs. Foushee (for herself, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Norton, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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