Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Health Center Service Expansion and Provider Shortage Reduction Act”.
Health Center Service Expansion and Provider Shortage Reduction Act
A BILL
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to expand services provided at community health centers, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Expansion of services for community health centers
Required services—
In general— Section 330(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(1)(A)(i)) is amended—
in subclause (IV), by striking “and” at the end;
in subclause (V), by adding “and” at the end; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(VI) behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services; and”
Conforming change— Section 330(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(2)(A)) is amended—
by striking subparagraph (A); and
by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively.
Additional funds for certain services— Section 10503(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)(F), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (2)(H), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(3) to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide enhanced funding to provide the services specified in subclause (VI) of section 330(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(1)(A)(i)), $700,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028;
“(4) to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide enhanced funding for health centers to expand their hours of operation using funds under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028;
“(5) to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide enhanced funding for new access points and expanded services pursuant to section 330(e)(6) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(e)(6)), $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028; and”
Sec. 3 Additional funds to increase the number of certain National Health Service Corps members
Section 10503(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)), as amended by section 2(c), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“(6) to be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide enhanced funding to take appropriate measures under subparts II and III of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d et seq.) to increase the number of National Health Service Corps members who are primary care providers, behavioral and mental health professionals, and dentists serving in health professional shortage areas, $480,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.”