Helping Kids Cope Act
- Last Action
- 4/7/2023
Actions
- 2023-04-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-03-30Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2023-03-30Introduced in House
- 2023-03-30Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-30 (00)
Helping Kids Cope Act
This bill establishes programs within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support pediatric behavioral health care.
Specifically, HRSA must award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible health care providers for (1) integrating and coordinating pediatric behavioral health care within communities, and (2) pediatric mental health and substance use disorder workforce training.
Additionally, HRSA must award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to hospitals or rural health clinics that predominately treat individuals under age 21 for expanding their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services. Recipients may use awards for constructing or modernizing sites of care and enhancing digital infrastructure, telehealth capabilities, or other improvements to patient care infrastructure.
Cosponsors (20)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- Dean Phillips (D-MN)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Marie Perez (D-WA)
- Colin Allred (D-TX)
- Becca Balint (D-VT)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
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