Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1827
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2013-05-06
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health

Education programs funding

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding

Medical education

Mental health

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Reauthorizes through FY2018 a pediatric specialty educational loan repayment program for health professionals providing pediatric medical subspecialty, pediatric surgical specialty, or child and adolescent mental and behavioral health care in an area with a shortage of the specified pediatric subspecialty that has a sufficient pediatric population to support the subspecialty.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1827 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 6, 2013 Mr. Courtney (for himself, Mr. Tonko , and Mr. McDermott ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend through fiscal year 2018 the authorization for certain health care workforce loan repayment programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 . 2. Extension of certain health care workforce loan repayment programs through fiscal year 2018 Section 775(e) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 295f(e) ) is amended— (1) by striking 2014 and inserting 2018 ; and (2) by striking 2013 and inserting 2018 .