Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act
Congress Moves to Extend Health Worker Mental Health Support Programs Through 2029
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Congress would extend key parts of a law that supports health care workers’ mental health and substance use care from 2025 through 2029.
- The bill updates an education and awareness effort that encourages doctors, nurses, and other health workers to actually use counseling and treatment when they need it.
- It would require this education and awareness effort to be reviewed or updated, and then looked at every year after that.
- Grant programs aimed at improving health care workers’ mental health could also support projects that reduce paperwork and other “administrative burden” that adds stress at work.
- Everyday impact: the goal is to reduce burnout and mental health crises among health workers, which can help patients by keeping more staff on the job and supported.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act
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