3.0.0 4677 2022-12-29T18:48:37Z 2022-12-29T18:48:37Z Senate S 2022-07-28 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-07-28T19:45:11Z Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 117 4486 S 2022-06-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2021 117 5937 HR 2021-11-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 117 7585 HR 2022-06-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2022-07-28 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2022-07-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. N P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2022-07-28 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2022-07-28 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2022-07-28 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2022-07-28 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2022-07-28 True Health Health 00 2022-07-28 Introduced in Senate 2022-10-04T13:44:12Z Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2022

This bill establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) two demonstration programs to increase access to mental health services provided in languages other than English at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). In carrying out the programs, HHS must give preference to FQHCs at which at least 20% of the patients are best served in a language other than English.

First, HHS must provide National Health Service Corps (NHSC) loan repayments to mental health care providers who agree to serve their period of obligated service in an FQHC. Additionally, HHS must provide enhanced payments to those who serve in an FQHC with non-English language needs. (The NHSC is a scholarship and student loan repayment program for eligible health care providers who agree to work in areas with a shortage of primary care, dental care, and mental health care providers.)

Second, HHS must award grants to FQHCs for recruiting and retaining mental health care providers who are fluent in a language other than English.

]]> Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2022 Display Title Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2022 Short Title(s) as Introduced Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2022 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase language access to mental health services at certain health centers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s4677is/xml/BILLS-117s4677is.xml 2022-07-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.