Senate Bill 4416
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Virtual Peer Support Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Aug 4, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4416
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Virtual Peer Support Act of 2020
This bill appropriates funding for grants to transition behavioral health peer support services that are provided at no cost to participants from in-person to virtual platforms or to otherwise expand these kinds of virtual services.
Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award competitive grants to certain consumer-controlled or consumer-run organizations and tribal communities. Among other eligibility requirements for these grants, entities must have offered certain behavioral health services at no cost to participants before the declaration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
August 4, 2020
08/04/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
08/04/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:21 PM