Sec. 9. Increasing access to community mental health care and expanding the provider workforce
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on strategies to expand the mental health workforce, including the following: An analysis of the increasing demand for mental health services and any delays in treatment, reduced quality of care, low patient satisfaction, and poor patient outcomes, and other negative consequences as a result of workforce shortages in the mental health profession, including the shortage of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health workers.
The feasibility of increasing the number of States that can be funded to develop certified community behavioral health clinics for purposes of section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a note), to provide targeted responses for individuals in or at risk of involvement with the criminal justice system. The feasibility of expanding coverage of telemedicine to improve access to care, with a particular emphasis on remote or rural areas and removing regulatory barriers that currently exist for expanding such services.
The feasibility of expanding loan forgiveness options for mental health professionals, including expanding scholarship and loan forgiveness programs and including incentives to encourage such professionals to work in underserved areas. The feasibility of expanding and enhancing psychosocial and behavioral health training for primary care providers. The feasibility of requiring all States to pay for mental health services at federally qualified health centers, including mental health services that are provided on the same day as primary care services.
The feasibility of expanding peer community health workers and others with lived experience for support recovery.
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