Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination Act
Latest action · Aug 4, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 1, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination Act
This bill establishes a grant program to support behavioral health integration for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders.
Specifically, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology must award grants to behavioral health care providers, including physicians, psychologists, and social workers, to support integration and coordination of services for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. Authorized activities include purchasing or upgrading technology to meet specified federal certification standards for health information technology and to support integrated services with respect to screenings, treatment, and recovery.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2023 to Feb 15, 2024, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Aug 1, 2023 |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Original | Aug 1, 2023 |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Original | Aug 1, 2023 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 28, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Oct 24, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Feb 15, 2024 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 4, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Aug 1, 2023Introduced in House
- Aug 1, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2023Introduced in House
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