Amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate community health centers to offer behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services.
The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services. It includes these services in the list of primary health services that community health centers must offer. Additionally, it provides enhanced funding for these services, allocating $700,000,000 annually from fiscal years 2027 through 2031. The funding is intended to support the implementation of these services across community health centers.
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