HB10712: First Responder Behavioral Health Access Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend the Public Health Service Act to include certain emergency response providers as eligible institutions under mental and behavioral health education and training grant program, and for other purposes.
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This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand a federal mental health training grant program. Currently, the grants help train mental health workers at certain eligible institutions. The bill would add emergency response providers—such as firefighters, paramedics, and police officers—as eligible institutions to receive these grants. This would allow first responders to access federal money for behavioral health education and training. The bill is currently introduced in Congress, meaning it has been formally proposed but not yet considered by a .
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HB10712: First Responder Behavioral Health Access Act