3.0.0 8206 2023-01-11T13:45:00Z 2023-01-11T13:45:00Z House HR 2020-09-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 157 (Friday, September 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JUDY CHU of California:H.R. 8206.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the U.S.Constitution.[Page H4337]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-11T17:03:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-11T17:03:40Z 2020-09-11 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-09-11 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 N S001172 Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] Adrian Smith R NE 3 2020-09-11 True D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2020-10-09 False Health Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health personnel Medicare Mental health Health 00 2020-09-11 Introduced in House 2020-12-18T22:43:03Z Promoting Effective and Empowering Recovery Services in Medicare Act of 2020 or the PEERS Act of 2020

This bill specifies that peer support specialists may participate in the provision of behavioral health integration services with the supervision of a physician or other entity under Medicare. The bill defines peer support specialists as individuals who are recovering from a mental health or substance-use condition and have certain national or state credentials, as specified, to provide peer support services.

]]> PEERS Act of 2020 Display Title PEERS Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced PEERS Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Promoting Effective and Empowering Recovery Services in Medicare Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To clarify the eligibility for participation of peer support specialists in the furnishing of behavioral health integration services under the Medicare program. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8206ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8206ih.xml 2020-09-11 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.