S 4472
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Health Care Capacity for Pediatric Mental Health Act of 2022
Introduced: June 23, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 23, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Health Care Capacity for Pediatric Mental Health Act of 2022
This bill establishes programs to support the provision of pediatric mental, emotional, behavioral, and substance use disorder services, particularly in underserved and other high-need areas.
The Health Resources and Services Administration must award funding to children's hospitals and other facilities that provide such pediatric services for
- integrating and coordinating the provision of services to meet community needs,
- workforce training, and
- constructing new sites of care or otherwise expanding capacity at existing sites to provide services.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1