Helping Enable Access to Lifesaving Services Act
Summary
Helping Enable Access to Lifesaving Services Act or the HEALS Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 multiple programs that support education and training for mental and behavioral health care professionals. It also extends until FY2026 liability protections for health care professionals who volunteer their services at community health centers. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes grants for health professional schools and related programs for mental and behavioral health education and training; a demonstration program that trains health care professionals to provide mental and behavioral health services in underserved, community-based settings; and a fellowship program to provide postbaccalaureate training to improve the quality of mental health and substance use disorder services for racial and ethnic minority populations.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 15, 2021
Last action Oct 18, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Oct 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Oct 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Oct 15, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John R. Curtis
RRepublican
Co
Kurt Schrader
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Tonko
DDemocratic
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