Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 16, 2015)
Ensuring Children’s Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015
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 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 16, 2015
- Apr 17, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Apr 16, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Apr 16, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 16, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House