This bill would reauthorize and make targeted changes to the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. It updates an education and awareness initiative that encourages health care professionals to use mental health and substance use disorder services by requiring the initiative to run annually and by extending its active years from the earlier 2022–2024 period to 2026–2030. The bill renames one program section (section 764 to 764A), adds that grants may go to eligible entities that focus on reducing administrative burden for health care workers, changes grant language to require a minimum period by adding "not less than," and extends program years in the relevant provisions to 2026–2030.
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The bill continues and updates existing programs that promote mental health and substance use disorder services for health professionals. It adds annual outreach, extends the program timeline, and broadens grant eligibility to include entities that work to reduce administrative burden for health care workers.
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