New Standards for Pediatric Mental Health Screenings
January 7, 2026
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Where This Stands
Currently dead. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.
Procedural history
6 actions- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroduced1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Jan 12, 2026HouseNow in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- Jan 12, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee
- Jan 12, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- Jan 12, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →The Frame
The bill mandates that adopt specific diagnostic tools for patients from birth to age 21, potentially changing how pediatric mental health services are delivered and monitored across the state.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Children and young adults (birth to 21)
They are the subjects of the new mandatory trauma-informed diagnostic and screening protocols.
Managed care plans
They must provide services consistent with the new practice parameters and protocols established by the agency.
Parents and legal guardians
They will receive mandatory educational information and are encouraged to participate in mental health education programs.
Last recorded activity January 7, 2026.
Introduced.
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Why It Matters
The bill mandates that adopt specific diagnostic tools for patients from birth to age 21, potentially changing how pediatric mental health services are delivered and monitored across the state.
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Mandatory Trauma-Informed Care
The bill shifts from general screening to requiring specific, nationally recognized trauma-informed diagnostic tools for all pediatric patients.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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