To address the behavioral health workforce shortages through support for peer support specialists, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To address the behavioral health workforce shortages through support for peer support specialists, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Labor, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Empathetic and Effective Recovery Support Act or the PEER Support Act.
- Section id2cdfbc29f70a441ea214d14030836a58: 2. Definition of peer support specialist In this Act, the term peer support specialist means an individual— who has lived experience of recovery from a mental...
- Section id7e0f5acff5e547aa8a22ac3a4b8f7eb1: 3. Recognizing the peer support specialist profession Not later than January 1, 2026, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall revise the...
- Section id091bef66cdfa4042b6249537309bd984: 4. Establishing the Office of Recovery Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 501C...
- Section idada26cef00914886a7fd49136796f55c: 501D. Office of Recovery There is established, in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an Office of Recovery (referred to in this...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To address the behavioral health workforce shortages through support for peer support specialists, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Labor, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To address the behavioral health workforce shortages through support for peer support specialists, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Kaine (for himself, Mr. Banks, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Murkowski, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual— who has lived experience of recovery from a mental health condition or substance use disorder and who specializes in supporting individuals with mental health conditions or substance use disorders
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