S 1784
118th Congress
Senate
Health
Congressional oversight
Employee hiring
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Mental health
Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023
Introduced: May 31, 2023
Introduced by:
Heinrich, Martin
Democratic
· New Mexico
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 31, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 31, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award supplemental grants to certain federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) for recruiting and retaining mental health care providers who are fluent in another language besides English.
HHS must award the grants to FQHCs that are already receiving federal assistance to support outpatient primary care for low-income individuals or other underserved populations. Additionally, HHS must give preference to FQHCs where at least 10% of the patients are best served in a language other than English.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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