118th Congress Health
H.R. 7619: Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act
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Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Ryan Zinke R-MTOriginal
- Marcus Molinaro R-NY
Who scored on this bill
- 1Joe Neguse SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Joe Neguse.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.