US Congress House Bill 2046 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on April 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to eligible entities to develop and sustain behavioral health paraprofessional training and education programs, including through tuition support. Eligible entities are community colleges, training or credentialing programs, and other entities deemed appropriate by HHS. HHS must report on and publish best practices and professional standards in states for: (1) establishing and operating health care programs using peer-support specialists, and (2) training and certifying peer-support specialists.

Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2017

Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-04-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-04-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2046/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2046/BILLS-115hr2046ih.pdf