Helping Enable Access to Lifesaving Services Act

Bill: 117-hr-5583
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2021-10-15
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Helping Enable Access to Lifesaving Services Act or the HEALS Act</strong></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 multiple programs that support education and training for mental and behavioral health care professionals. It also extends until FY2026 liability protections for health care professionals who volunteer their services at community health centers.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill reauthorizes</p> <ul> <li>grants for health professional schools and related programs for mental and behavioral health education and training;</li> <li>a demonstration program that trains health care professionals to provide mental and behavioral health services in underserved, community-based settings; and</li> <li>a fellowship program to provide postbaccalaureate training to improve the quality of mental health and substance use disorder services for racial and ethnic minority populations.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5583 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 15, 2021 Mr. Curtis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs to strengthen the health care workforce, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Enable Access to Lifesaving Services Act or the HEALS Act . 2. Reauthorization of certain programs to strengthen the health care workforce (a) Mental and behavioral health education and training grants Section 756(f) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 294e–1(f) ) is amended by striking For each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting For each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 . (b) Training demonstration program Section 760(g) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 294k(g) ) is amended by striking for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 and inserting for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 . (c) Minority fellowship program Section 597(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ll(c) ) is amended by striking $12,669,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 and inserting $12,669,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2026 . (d) Liability protections for health professional volunteers at community health centers Section 224(q)(6) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 233(q)(6) ) is amended by striking October 1, 2022 and inserting October 1, 2026 .