Guidance to State Medicaid Agencies on Dually Eligible Beneficiaries Receiving Medicare Part B Marriage and Family Therapist Services, Mental Health Counselor Services, and Intensive Outpatient Services Effective January 1, 2024
The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) is issuing this CMCS Informational
Bulletin (CIB) to advise state Medicaid agencies that starting on January 1, 2024, Medicare will
begin covering and making payment for the services of marriage and family therapists (MFT)
and mental health counselors (MHC), and intensive outpatient program (IOP) services as
authorized by Sections 4121 and 4124, respectively, of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2023 (CAA, 2023) (P.L. 117-328, enacted on December 29, 2022).
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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: December 14, 2023
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