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S. 5042 117th Congress Senate

More Behavioral Health Providers Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand eligibility for incentives under the Medicare health professional shortage area bonus program … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand eligibility for incentives under the Medicare health professional shortage area bonus program to practitioners furnishing mental health and substance use disorder services.

Introduced: September 29, 2022 See on congress.gov
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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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 29, 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

More Behavioral Health Providers Act

This bill provides for additional Medicare payments to health care practitioners who provide services in mental health professional shortage areas for individual with mental health or substance use disorders. The bill applies to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, clinical social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors.

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Daines, Steve
Montana · Sep 29, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5042: More Behavioral Health Providers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5042/
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"S. 5042: More Behavioral Health Providers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5042/.
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S. 5042, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5042/.
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