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    New Mental Health Care Legislation

    Aviana Cooper and Michael Fraser

    Mar 31, 2025

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    New Mental Health Care Legislation
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    Senate Bill: Telemental Health Services

    On March 13, 2025, Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota introduced a bill to establish a home-based telemental health care grant program. S.1056 increases mental health and substance use services in rural medically underserved populations and for individuals in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.

    House Bill: Rural Wellness Act

    On March 6, 2025, Representative Nikki Budzinski of Illinois introduced a bill, HR.1906, to provide for the prioritization of projects that provide behavioral and mental health treatment services in selecting grantees under certain rural development programs, and extend the substance abuse disorder set-aside and priority under the programs.