Health Center Service Expansion and Provider Shortage Reduction Act

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to expand services provided at community health centers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Center Service Expansion and Provider Shortage Reduction Act 2. Expansion of services for community health centers (a) Required services (1) In general Section 330(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(1)(A)(i) (A) in subclause (IV), by striking and (B) in subclause (V), by adding and (C) by adding at the end the following: (VI) behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services; and . (2) Conforming change Section 330(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(2)(A) (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively. (b) Additional funds for certain services Section 10503(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b) (1) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking and (2) in paragraph (2)(H), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide enhanced funding to provide the services specified in subclause (VI) of section 330(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(1)(A)(i) (4) to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide enhanced funding for health centers to expand their hours of operation using funds under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b (5) to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide enhanced funding for new access points and expanded services pursuant to section 330(e)(6) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b(e)(6) . 3. Additional funds to increase the number of certain National Health Service Corps members Section 10503(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b) (6) to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide enhanced funding to take appropriate measures under subparts II and III of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254d et seq. .

Summary: Health Center Service Expansion and Provider Shortage Reduction Act This bill provides funding through FY2028 for certain services under the Community Health Center Program, which supports outpatient health care facilities that provide comprehensive primary care to medically underserved populations. It also provides funding through FY2028 to expand the National Health Services Corps, which provides scholarships and student loan repayment awards to health care providers who agree to work in areas with health care provider shortages. In particular, the bill requires that health centers provide behavioral health, mental health, and substance use disorder services and provides funding for those services. (Currently, centers may provide those as additional services.) Furthermore, the bill provides funding for (1) expanding the operating hours of community health centers; and (2) New Access Point Grants, which assist centers to establish new delivery sites for care.