Medicaid Behavioral Health Services: Mobile Crisis

Location	Service Covered?	Copayment Required?	Limits on Services?
United States	Yes - 33; No - 12; NR - 6	Yes - 1	Yes - 6
Alabama	No
Alaska	Yes	No	NR
Arizona	Yes	No	No
Arkansas	NR	NR	NR
California	No
Colorado	Yes	No	No
Connecticut	Yes	No	No
Delaware	NR	NR	NR
District of Columbia	Yes	NR	No
Florida	No
Georgia	NR	NR	NR
Hawaii	Yes	No	No
Idaho	No
Illinois	Yes	No	No
Indiana	No
Iowa	Yes	No	NR
Kansas	Yes	No	No
Kentucky	Yes	No	NR
Louisiana	Yes	NR	NR
Maine	Yes	$.50 to $2 per day, depending on payment amount, up to $20 per month	Limit of 6 face-to-face visits over a 30-day period; this limit may be exceeded when prior authorized for medical necessity
Maryland	No
Massachusetts	Yes	No	No
Michigan	Yes	No	NR
Minnesota	NR	NR	NR
Mississippi	Yes	No	For community mental health centers only, limit of 32 per day; 15 minute unit
Missouri	Yes	No	No
Montana	No
Nebraska	Yes	No	No
Nevada	Yes	No	NR
New Hampshire	NR	NR	NR
New Jersey	No
New Mexico	Yes	No	No
New York	Yes	No	No
North Carolina	Yes	No	Prior authorization is required after 8 hours; 24 hour limit per episode.
North Dakota	Yes	No	No
Ohio	Yes	No	Yes - not specified
Oklahoma	Yes	No	NR
Oregon	Yes	No	No
Pennsylvania	Yes	No	No
Rhode Island	Yes	No	No
South Carolina	Yes	No	No
South Dakota	No
Tennessee	Yes	No	No
Texas	Yes	No	Requires a diagnosis of mental illness on claim forms for reimbursement
Utah	NR	NR	NR
Vermont	No
Virginia	Yes	No	Registration is required
Washington	Yes	No	No
West Virginia	No
Wisconsin	Yes	No	No
Wyoming	No

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