Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act
Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States on strategies under Medicaid and CHIP to increase mental health and substance use disorder care provider education, training, recruitment, and retention.
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- Introduced, done
- Committee, current stage
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What This Bill Does
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.
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Timeline
- Library of CongressIntroduced in Senate
- SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced
- Committee

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