Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act

Bill: 119-hr-929
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
Introduced: 2025-02-04
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Health personnel

Health promotion and preventive care

Mental health
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 929 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2025 Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia , Ms. McClellan , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , and Mr. Krishnamoorthi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act . 2. Education and awareness initiative encouraging use of mental health and substance use disorder services by health care professionals Section 3 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act ( Public Law 117–105 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by inserting and annually thereafter, after of this Act, ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking 2022 through 2024 and inserting 2026 through 2030 . 3. Programs to promote mental health among the health professional workforce (a) In general The second section 764 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 294t ), as added by section 4 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act ( Public Law 117–105 ), is amended— (1) by redesignating such section 764 as section 764A; (2) in subsection (a)(3)— (A) by striking to eligible entities in and inserting “to eligible entities that— (A) are in ; (B) by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (B) have a focus on the reduction of administrative burden on health care workers. ; (3) in subsection (c), by inserting not less than after period of ; and (4) in subsection (f), by striking 2022 through 2024 and inserting 2026 through 2030 .