S. 5043 · 117th Congress · Senate

Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced
Sep 29, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

2
  1. SEP 29, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. SEP 29, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

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Finance Committee

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Referred: Sep 29, 2022

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