118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2412 — Helping Kids Cope Act

“To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to increase national capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services at children's hospitals and through community-based providers to improve children's access to care; and to authorize grants to begin to address large numbers of children boarding in emergency departments, to support the pediatric behavioral health workforce, and for other purposes.”

Health

Introduced Mar 30, 2023

Last action Apr 7, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Mar 30, 2023

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Referred

Apr 7, 2023

E&C

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

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 constructin...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Apr 7, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Mar 30, 2023

Introduced in House

Mar 30, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.