119 HR 929 IH: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 929IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 4, 2025Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Ms. McClellan, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act.

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Education and awareness initiative encouraging use of mental health and substance use disorder services by health care professionals

Section 3 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (Public Law 117–105) is amended— (1)in subsection (b), by inserting and annually thereafter, after of this Act,; and (2)in subsection (c), by striking 2022 through 2024 and inserting 2026 through 2030.

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Programs to promote mental health among the health professional workforce

(a)

In general

The second section 764 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294t), as added by section 4 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (Public Law 117–105), is amended— (1)by redesignating such section 764 as section 764A; (2)in subsection (a)(3)— (A)by striking to eligible entities in and inserting “to eligible entities that— (A)are in; (B)by striking the period and inserting ; or; and (C)by adding at the end the following: (B)have a focus on the reduction of administrative burden on health care workers.; (3)in subsection (c), by inserting not less than after period of; and (4)in subsection (f), by striking 2022 through 2024 and inserting 2026 through 2030.