Sec. 110. Guidance to States on strategies under Medicaid and CHIP to increase mental health and substance use disorder care provider capacity
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Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue guidance to States on strategies under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program
(CHIP)to increase access to mental health and substance use disorder care providers that participate in Medicaid or CHIP, which may include education, training, recruitment, and retention of such providers, with a focus on improving the capacity of the mental health and substance use disorder care workforce in rural and underserved areas by increasing the number, type, and capacity of providers. Such guidance shall include, but not be limited to— best practices from States that have used Medicaid or CHIP waivers and authorities under titles XI, XIX, and XXI of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq. , 1396 et seq., 1397aa et seq.) for such purposes; best practices related to expanding the availability of community-based mental health and substance use disorder services under Medicaid and CHIP, including through the participation of paraprofessionals with behavioral health expertise, and review of State practices for leveraging paraprofessionals within State scope of practice requirements as well as State supervision requirements, such as peer support specialists and clinicians with baccalaureate degrees; and best practices related to financing, supporting, and expanding the education and training of providers of mental health and substance use disorder services to increase the workforce of such providers who participate in Medicaid and CHIP, including by supporting on-site training in the clinical setting and innovative public-private partnerships.
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Guidance to States on strategies under Medicaid and CHIP to increase mental health and substance use disorder care provider capacity
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