Child Healthcare Crisis Relief Act

Bill: 108-hr-1359
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2003-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child development
Child health
Child psychology
Community health services
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Counseling
Demography
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Family services
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Hospital rates
Marriage counseling
Medical education
Medical residents
Medical statistics
Medicare
Mental health services
Minorities
Minority children
Minority health
Problem children
Psychiatric personnel
Psychiatrists
Psychiatry
Psychologists
Psychology
Scholarships
School health programs
Social Welfare
Social work
Student loan funds
Students

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Child Healthcare Crisis Relief Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish programs of educational loan forgiveness and scholarships to encourage qualified individuals to provide mental health services to children and adolescents.
Sets forth qualifications, including education and licensing requirements. Limits the program to U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents. Grants priority according to financial need, methodology, and willingness to work with high priority populations in the public sector. Treats such grants as equivalent to those of the National Health Service Corps Programs.
Authorizes additional grants for clinical and graduate and paraprofessional training to accredited schools and State-licensed mental health organizations, respectively. Gives priority to applicants with the demonstrated ability to collect data on the numbers trained, certain methodology, and programs to increase the numbers of professionals and paraprofessionals serving high priority populations. Requires training to prioritize cultural competency.
Amends the Social Security Act to increase the number of child and adolescent psychiatry residents permitted to be paid under the Medicare Graduate Medical Education Program. Extends the Medicare Board eligibility period for residents and fellows in child and adolescent psychiatry.
Directs the Administrator to study and report to Congress on the distribution and need of child mental health service professionals.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E521-522)
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Introduced in House