Montana Rural Mental Health Access Act

Status: HopperState: MontanaIssue: Mental Health

Summary

Establishes a state grant program to expand rural mental-health care through telehealth equipment, traveling licensed counselors, clinic partnerships, and confidential services, subject to appropriations and licensing rules.

Full text

This bill establishes a Montana Rural Mental Health Access Grant Program within the Department of Public Health and Human Services to support telehealth equipment, traveling licensed counselors, and partnerships with Montana clinics serving farming and ranching communities. Grants shall prioritize counties with limited behavioral-health providers and may fund confidential services, provider travel, outreach, and coordination with primary-care offices, subject to legislative appropriations and applicable state licensing requirements.

Sponsor

Brent RosbottomRepublican Party

Cosponsors

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