118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1784Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023

A bill to increase language access to behavioral health services at eligible health centers, and for other purposes.

Health
Introduced May 31, 2023
Last action May 31, 2023
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May 31, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award supplemental grants to certain federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) for recruiting and retaining mental health care providers who are fluent in another language besides English. HHS must award the grants to FQHCs that are already receiving federal assistance to support outpatient primary care for low-income individuals or other underserved populations. Additionally, HHS must give preference to FQHCs where at least 10% of the patients are best served in a language other than English.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
May 31, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 31, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.