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S 4472 117th Congress Senate Health

Health Care Capacity for Pediatric Mental Health Act of 2022

Introduced: June 23, 2022 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 23, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 23, 2022
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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 June 23, 2022

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

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4472: Health Care Capacity for Pediatric Mental Health Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4472/
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"S. 4472: Health Care Capacity for Pediatric Mental Health Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4472/.
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S. 4472, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4472/.
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