PEERS Act of 2025
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Overview
This bill, the Promoting Effective and Empowering Recovery Services in Medicare Act of 2025 (PEERS Act), aims to expand Medicare coverage to include peer support services. It amends existing Medicare regulations to specifically allow community mental health centers, rural health clinics, Federally qualified health centers, and certified community behavioral health clinics to offer these services. The bill also defines ‘peer support services’ and ‘peer support specialist,’ outlining the qualifications and types of support provided to individuals with mental health conditions or substance use disorders.
Key provisions
- Allows community mental health centers to provide peer support services under Medicare.
- Expands Medicare coverage to include peer support specialists.
- Defines ‘peer support services’ as emotional, informational, instrumental, and social support.
- Defines ‘peer support specialist’ as someone recovering from a mental health or substance use condition and certified to provide support.
- Modifies Medicare regulations to allow reimbursement for peer support services furnished by certain facilities.
- Specifies that peer support services must be designed to assist individuals in achieving recovery and self-determination.
- Sets the effective date for these changes to January 1, 2027.
Who is affected
- Individuals with mental health conditions or substance use disorders
- Community mental health centers
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