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HB 856: Require health plans, Medicaid cover mental health well checks

Ohio · House · 136th General Assembly (2025–2026) · last verified September 24, 2026

What HB 856 does, verified September 24, 2026

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.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: Referred to committee: Health (2026-05-13)Alert me
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Sean BrennanDarnell BrewerChristine CockleyBeryl PiccolantonioEric SynenbergTerrence Upchurch
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
May. 13, 2026Referred to committee: Health
May. 12, 2026Introduced
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