SHO 25-004: Best Practices for Implementing the Continuum of Crisis Services Under Medicaid and CHIP
Section 5124 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA, 2023; P.L. 117-328) requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to issue guidance to states on the continuum of crisis services and how states may support implementation of this continuum through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: September 05, 2025
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