S 5043
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act
Introduced: September 29, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 29, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance for states on ways to increase education, training, recruitment, and retention of mental health and substance use disorder providers under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), particularly in rural and underserved areas.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1