Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

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1	1	THE SENATE S.R. NO. 7 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE RESOLUTION Requesting the Department of Human Services Med-Quest Division to cover Behavioral Health SERVICES for Children in School‑based settings.
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3	3	THE SENATE S.R. NO. 7
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13	13	THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
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29	29	SENATE RESOLUTION
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35	35	Requesting the Department of Human Services Med-Quest Division to cover Behavioral Health SERVICES for Children in School‑based settings.
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41	41	WHEREAS, Medicaid coverage is essential to ensuring that children and adolescents have equitable access to quality healthcare; and WHEREAS, there is a worsening mental health crisis among children and adolescents; and WHEREAS, school-based behavioral health services can improve access to care and allow for early identification and treatment of mental health issues; and WHEREAS, school-based behavioral health services have been associated with positive outcomes, especially for children at increased risk for poor mental health; and WHEREAS, making behavioral health services available in school-based settings increases access to those services by reducing transportation and geographic barriers, as well as easing caregiver burdens by eliminating the need for parents or guardians to take time off from work; and WHEREAS, although schools can be the setting for and providers of Medicaid-covered services, the Med-QUEST Division of the Department of Human Services has the leading role in determining which services are covered by Medicaid when furnished in or by schools and how school-based providers are paid; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, that the Department of Human Services Med-QUEST Division is requested to cover behavioral health services for children and adolescents in school-based settings; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Director of Human Services, Chairperson of the Board of Education, Superintendent of Education, Director of Health, Administrator of the Med-QUEST Division, Deputy Director of Behavioral Health, and Administrator of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Behavioral Health; Mental Health; Services; Schools; MED-QUEST; Department of Human Services; Department of Education; Department of Health
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43	43	WHEREAS, Medicaid coverage is essential to ensuring that children and adolescents have equitable access to quality healthcare; and
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47	47	WHEREAS, there is a worsening mental health crisis among children and adolescents; and
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51	51	WHEREAS, school-based behavioral health services can improve access to care and allow for early identification and treatment of mental health issues; and
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55	55	WHEREAS, school-based behavioral health services have been associated with positive outcomes, especially for children at increased risk for poor mental health; and
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59	59	WHEREAS, making behavioral health services available in school-based settings increases access to those services by reducing transportation and geographic barriers, as well as easing caregiver burdens by eliminating the need for parents or guardians to take time off from work; and
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63	63	WHEREAS, although schools can be the setting for and providers of Medicaid-covered services, the Med-QUEST Division of the Department of Human Services has the leading role in determining which services are covered by Medicaid when furnished in or by schools and how school-based providers are paid; now, therefore,
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67	67	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, that the Department of Human Services Med-QUEST Division is requested to cover behavioral health services for children and adolescents in school-based settings; and
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71	71	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Director of Human Services, Chairperson of the Board of Education, Superintendent of Education, Director of Health, Administrator of the Med-QUEST Division, Deputy Director of Behavioral Health, and Administrator of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division.
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79	79	OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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99	99	Behavioral Health; Mental Health; Services; Schools; MED-QUEST; Department of Human Services; Department of Education; Department of Health