HB 856

Ohio House bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: May 12, 2026.

Require health plans, Medicaid cover mental health well checks.

Bill ID OH-2025-2026-HB-856
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee H. HPS
House in_committee 2026-05-12
Healthcare
Summary

To enact sections 3902.65 and 5164.11 of the Revised Code to require health benefit plans and the Medicaid program to cover annual mental health well checks.

Sponsor
Karen Brownlee, Mark Sigrist
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-05-12 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-05-12 Status in_committee
2026-05-12 Latest Action Introduced
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