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Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act

H.R. 929 · 119th Congress · Feb 4, 2025 · Lineage

A BILL

To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act”.

Sec. 2 Education and awareness initiative encouraging use of mental health and substance use disorder services by health care professionals

Section 3 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (Public Law 117–105) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b), by inserting “and annually thereafter,” after “of this Act,”; and
(2)
in subsection (c), by striking “2022 through 2024” and inserting “2026 through 2030”.

Sec. 3 Programs to promote mental health among the health professional workforce

(a)
In general— The second section 764 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294t), as added by section 4 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (Public Law 117–105), is amended—
(1)
by redesignating such section 764 as section 764A;
(2)
in subsection (a)(3)—
(A)
by striking “to eligible entities in” and inserting “to eligible entities that—

“(A) are in”

(B)
by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:

“(B) have a focus on the reduction of administrative burden on health care workers.”

(3)
in subsection (c), by inserting “not less than” after “period of”; and
(4)
in subsection (f), by striking “2022 through 2024” and inserting “2026 through 2030”.