H.R. 8201, the To amend Public Health Service Act to require community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services, and for other purposes., cleared a committee markup on…

What it does

This bill requires all federally qualified community health centers to offer behavioral health, mental health, and substance use disorder services. It allocates $700 million annually from 2027 through 2031 to fund these expanded services. The primary beneficiaries are uninsured and low-income patients who gain access to integrated mental and behavioral health care at their local health centers.

Quorum's transparency scan gave To amend Public Health Service Act to require community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services, and for other purposes. a moderate transparency flag.

What happens next

H.R. 8201 cleared a committee markup. Next step: the committee votes to report it out.

Who is behind it

Filed by Susie Lee. Cosponsored by Gabe Amo and Thomas Kean.