SB3335 - Community Mental Health Reform Act

• Creates the Community Mental Health Reform Act to modernize regulations governing community mental health centers and behavioral health clinics to align with Medicaid managed care and integrated care delivery models.

• Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to streamline mental health assessments by reducing their number, length, and frequency, allowing clients to begin services immediately after initiating an assessment with 45 days to complete documentation, and limiting assessments to no more than annually.

• Permits qualified mental health professionals, psychiatric advanced practice registered nurses, and contracted psychiatrists to lead assertive community treatment and community support teams, and allows new teams to have 6 months to meet full staffing requirements rather than requiring all staff at startup.

• Directs the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to streamline billing documentation requirements for the 15-minute service increments and consider eliminating duplicative documentation, batch service notes, and bundled payment options for team-based services.

• Requires establishment of a working group including community mental health centers and behavioral health clinics to meet monthly over 9 months for stakeholder input, with rule revisions to be filed within 12 months and federal approval sought within 6 months of the act's effective date.