Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016

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Introduced

2 February 2016

Last action

10 February 2016 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

Summary

Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) authorities, oversight, and programs, including to establish various grant programs. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Education must: (1) organize a national awareness campaign regarding serious mental illness, and (2) support a public health approach to mental health services. This bill amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require HHS to carry out activities regarding disclosure of the protected health information of individuals with mental or substance use disorders. This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require state Medicaid plans to cover specified services, including same day primary care and mental health care services. Title XVIII (Medicare) of the SSAct is revised, including to eliminate the lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services. HHS must award grants for programs and services, including telehealth services provided by psychiatrists or psychologists. The bill provides liability protection to certain health professional volunteers. HHS must maintain a Minority Fellowship Program for mental and substance use disorder treatment professionals to improve services for racial and ethnic minority populations. The bill makes occupational therapists eligible for the National Health Service Corps. The bill revises provisions regarding parity between mental health and substance use disorder benefits and medical and surgical benefits. This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act, including to require practitioners to complete training before dispensing opioids, which are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must provide support to entities to improve drug overdose surveillance and reporting. HHS must establish a loan repayment program for substance use disorder health professionals.

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Timeline

2 February 2016
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 2016
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 February 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
10 February 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4435
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4435
us · 114-hr-4435 · source updated 12 August 2025