HEADs UP Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.6075 | Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth (D-MA)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Healthcare Extension and Accessibility for Developmentally disabled and Underserved Population Act of 2021 or the HEADs UP Act of 2021
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to support health centers that provide services for individuals with developmental disabilities, including dental care. Grant recipients must provide specialized treatment to individuals with developmental disabilities as necessary.
The bill also provides statutory authority for HHS to designate individuals with developmental disabilities as health-professional shortage population groups for the purposes of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). The NHSC provides scholarships and student loan repayment awards to eligible providers who agree to work with designated populations or in areas that face shortages of primary care, dental care, and mental health care providers.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and improve health 
 care services by health centers and the National Health Service Corps 
    for individuals with a developmental disability, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Healthcare Extension and 
Accessibility for Developmentally disabled and Underserved Population 
Act of 2021'' or the ``HEADs UP Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY HEALTH CENTERS AND NATIONAL HEALTH 
              SERVICE CORPS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL 
              DISABILITY.

    (a) Inclusion Within Special Medically Underserved Populations for 
Purposes of Health Center Definition.--Section 330(a)(1) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``or a 
special medically underserved population comprised of migratory and 
seasonal agricultural workers, the homeless, and residents of public 
housing,'' and inserting ``or a special medically underserved 
population comprised of migratory and seasonal agricultural workers, 
the homeless, residents of public housing, and individuals with a 
developmental disability''.
    (b) Definitions.--
            (1) Additional health services.--Section 330(b)(2) of the 
        Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 330(b)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) in the case of health centers receiving 
                grants under subsection (j), specially trained dental 
                care services for individuals with a developmental 
                disability who require specialized care.''.
            (2) Individuals with a developmental disability.--Section 
        330(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(a)(1)) 
        is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Individuals with a developmental disability.--In this 
        section, the term `individuals with a developmental disability' 
        means individuals with a developmental disability as defined in 
        section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 
        Bill of Rights Act of 2000.''.
    (c) Grants for Services.--
            (1) Authorization.--Section 330 of the Public Health 
        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsections (j) through (r) as 
                subsections (k) through (s), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (i) the 
                following:
    ``(j) Individuals With a Developmental Disability.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants for the 
        purposes described in subsections (c), (e), and (f) for the 
        planning and delivery of services to a special medically 
        underserved population comprised of individuals with a 
        developmental disability, including grants for innovative 
        programs that provide outreach and comprehensive primary health 
        services, including dental care, to individuals with a 
        developmental disability including such individuals who require 
        specialized care.
            ``(2) Required services.--In addition to required primary 
        health services (as defined in subsection (b)(1)), an entity 
        that receives a grant under this subsection shall be required 
        to provide specialized treatment, as necessary, to individuals 
        with a developmental disability as a condition of such grant.
            ``(3) Supplement not supplant requirement.--A grant awarded 
        under this subsection shall be expended to supplement, and not 
        supplant, the expenditures of the health center and the value 
        of in kind contributions for the delivery of services to the 
        population described in paragraph (1).''.
            (2) Conforming change.--Section 330(a)(2) of the Public 
        Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(a)(2)) is amended by 
        striking ``or (i)'' and inserting ``(i), or (j)''.
    (d) Funding Report.--Section 330(r)(3)(A) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(r)(3)(4)) is amended by striking ``and 
migratory and seasonal agricultural workers,'' and inserting 
``migratory and seasonal agricultural workers, and individuals with a 
developmental disability,''.
    (e) Inclusion for Purposes of Health Professional Shortage Areas.--
Section 332(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act is amended by 
striking ``and residents of public housing (as defined in section 
3(b)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(1)))'' and inserting ``residents of public housing (as defined 
in section 3(b)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(1))), and individuals with a developmental disability (as 
defined in section 330(b))''.

SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL TREATMENT AS REQUIRED PRIMARY 
              HEALTH SERVICES.

    Subclause (I) of section 330(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 330(b)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ``and services related to 
dentistry that are furnished by dentists and where appropriate dental 
hygienists''.
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