Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2016
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 12, 2016)
Ensuring Children’s Access to Specialty Care Act of 2016
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include pediatric subspecialties in primary health services for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Psychiatrists who are pediatric subspecialists are included in behavioral and mental health professionals. (These amendments make pediatric subspecialists, including psychiatrists, eligible for the NHSC fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, the NHSC Scholarship Program, and the NHSC Loan Repayment Program.)
“Health professional shortage area” can mean an underserved population of children and adolescents.What just happenedApr 12, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1913)
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 12, 2016
- Apr 12, 2016IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1913)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Apr 12, 2016IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate