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S 2533 115th Congress Senate Health Government lending and loan guarantees Health personnel Home and outpatient care Mental health Student aid and college costs

Improving Access to Mental Health Services Act

Introduced: March 12, 2018 Introduced by: Smith, Tina Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Mar 12, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 12, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Improving Access to Mental Health Services Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow National Health Service Corps (NHSC) personnel who are assigned to provide health services in a health professional shortage area to provide services as behavioral and mental health professionals at schools or other community-based settings and at the homes of patients. Services provided pursuant to this bill may count toward completion of obligated service requirements under the NHSC scholarship or loan repayment programs.

What's happening now March 12, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5711 Identical bill Improving Access to Mental Health Services Act
  • S 2680 Related bill Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Republican 1
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 12, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2533: Improving Access to Mental Health Services Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2533/
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"S. 2533: Improving Access to Mental Health Services Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2533/.
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S. 2533, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2533/.
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[S. 2533: Improving Access to Mental Health Services Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2533/)
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