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S 2144 117th Congress Senate Health Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health personnel Medicare Mental health

PEERS Act of 2021

Introduced: June 21, 2021 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 21, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Effective and Empowering Recovery Services in Medicare Act of 2021 or the PEERS Act of 2021

This bill specifies that peer support specialists may participate in the provision of behavioral health integration services with the supervision of a physician or other entity under Medicare. The bill defines peer support specialists as individuals who are recovering from a mental health or substance-use condition and have certain national or state credentials, as specified, to provide peer support services.

What's happening now June 21, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2767 Identical bill PEERS Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 8, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Nov 3, 2021
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Oct 27, 2021
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jun 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2144: PEERS Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2144/
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"S. 2144: PEERS Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2144/.
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S. 2144, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2144/.
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