Mobile Crisis Intervention Services for People with Medicaid Approved for Indiana and DC

Under the American Rescue Plan, states have a new option for supporting community-based mobile crisis intervention services for individuals with Medicaid.  Recently, CMS approved mobile crisis state plan amendments for the District of Columbia and Indiana.  Mobile crisis intervention services provide rapid, critical services to people experiencing mental health or substance use crises by connecting them to a behavioral health specialist 24 hours per day, 365 days a year.  This option will help states integrate these services into their Medicaid programs, a critical component in establishing a sustainable, public health-focused support network.