Improving Access to Mental Health Services Act

Summary

Improving Access to Mental Health Services Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow National Health Service Corps (NHSC) personnel who are assigned to provide health services in a health professional shortage area to provide services as behavioral and mental health professionals at schools or other community-based settings and at the homes of patients. Services provided pursuant to this bill may count toward completion of obligated service requirements under the NHSC scholarship or loan repayment programs.

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Timeline

1. 12 March 2018

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 March 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 12 March 2018 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 March 2018

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 March 2018

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 March 2018

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Sponsors

• Tina Smith · D · Sponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Sponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018
• related to ← Improving Access to Mental Health Services Act