Mental Health Workforce for Kids Act
Summary
Mental Health Workforce for Kids Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and makes other changes to a demonstration program that supports integrating primary care and behavioral health care in underserved, community-based settings through the provision of training to health care providers. Specific changes include expanding the types of providers who may receive training through the program and incorporating a particular focus on pediatrics.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 13, 2022
Last action Dec 13, 2022
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Committee
1
Dec 13, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Dec 13, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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P
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
DDemocratic
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