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Search Results: keywords:"substance use disorder services"

H. R. 7153 — To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes.
January 30, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:453
H.R. 7153 aims to continue the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, which originally addressed mental health and substance use issues among health care workers. The bill proposes extending the time frame for educational initiatives and programs that encourage...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7153 is a plan to keep helping doctors and nurses feel better, by teaching them to ask for help and making their jobs easier, from 2025 to 2029. It also tries to make sure doctors don't have too much paperwork so they can focus more on helping people.
S. 3679 — To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes.
January 30, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:449
S. 3679 aims to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. The bill proposes amendments to existing laws to extend initiatives focused on mental health and substance use disorder services for healthcare professionals from 2025 to 2029. It also...
Simple Explanation
S. 3679 is a plan to keep helping doctors and nurses with mental health services and make their jobs easier by cutting down on paperwork. This plan will continue from 2025 to 2029, but some parts of the plan need clearer instructions to make sure it works well.
H. R. 5623 — To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide substance use and alcohol use disorder services, and for other purposes.
December 04, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:786
H.R. 5623, titled the "Addressing Addiction After Disasters Act," seeks to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in order to allow the President to provide services for substance use and alcohol use disorders during disasters. The bill...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to let the President help people who have problems with drugs or alcohol during big disasters. It asks a special government group to make sure people can get the support they need and to check if this help works well.
H. R. 8390 — To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance that provide coverage for mental health services and substance use disorder services provide such services without the imposition of cost-sharing from the diagnosis of pregnancy through the 1-year period following such pregnancy, and for other purposes.
May 14, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,270
H.R. 8390, known as the "Mental Health and Making Access More Affordable Act of 2024," aims to change U.S. laws to ensure that health insurance plans covering mental health and substance use disorder services offer these services without additional costs for pregnant and postpartum...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8390 is a bill that wants to make sure people who are having a baby, and for a year after, can get help for mental health and addiction without having to pay extra, just like seeing a doctor.
H. R. 9656 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure area career and technical education schools are eligible for mental health and substance use disorder service grants.
September 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:484
H.R. 9656 aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to allow area career and technical education schools to qualify for mental health and substance use disorder service grants. This change involves modifying language in the existing law to replace references to...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9656 is a bill that wants to help more schools, like trade and technical schools, get money for programs that support students with mental health and addiction problems, just like colleges do.

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