PEERS Act of 2021
Summary
Promoting Effective and Empowering Recovery Services in Medicare Act of 2021 or the PEERS Act of 2021 This bill specifies that peer support specialists may participate in the provision of behavioral health integration services with the supervision of a physician or other entity under Medicare. The bill defines peer support specialists as individuals who are recovering from a mental health or substance-use condition and have certain national or state credentials, as specified, to provide peer support services.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 21, 2021
Last action Jun 21, 2021
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2
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Committee
1
Jun 21, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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