,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bh1 #bjbb,mr4   
,he9ri* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 
,van ,holl51 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,book]1
 & ,ms4 ,w>r57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
increase language access to m5tal heal? 
s]vices at c]ta9 heal? c5t]s1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,m5tal ,heal? ,work=ce &   
,language ,access ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4    
,pilot program to increase language     
access at ,f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t]s 
7a7 ,loan repaym5ts to qualifi$ m5tal   
heal? pr(essionals  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= !  
purpose ( increas+ language access to   
m5tal heal? s]vices1 ! ,secret>y %all   
c>ry out a demon/ration project "u :i*--
 7,a7 ! ,secret>y mat*es qualifi$ m5tal 
heal? pr(essionals ) ,f$]ally qualifi$  
heal? c5t]s2  7,b7 ! qualifi$ m5tal     
heal? pr(essionals ea* agree to a p]iod 

( obligat$ s]vice at a ,f$]ally qualifi$
 heal? c5t] ) :i* !y are s mat*$2 &     
7,c7 ! ,secret>y agrees to make loan    
repaym5ts "u section #cch;,b ( ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bedl-#a7 on behalf ( su* qualifi$ m5tal
 heal? pr(essionals4  7#b7 ,pref]5ce ,9 
mat*+ qualifi$ m5tal heal? pr(essionals 
) ,f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t]s "u      
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all give    
pref]5ce to placem5t at ,f$]ally        
qualifi$ heal? c5t]s at :i* at lea/ #bj 
p]c5t ( ! pati5ts are be/ s]v$ 9 a      
language o!r ?an ,engli%1 z indicat$ by 
data 9 ! ,uni=m ,data ,sy/em 7or any    
successor database7 or z o!rwise det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y4  7#c7 ,enhanc$         
comp5sation ,= ea* ye> ( obligat$ s]vice
 t a qualifi$ m5tal heal? pr(essional   
contracts to s]ve "u p>agraph 7#a7 at a 
,f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t] at :i* at  
lea/ #bj p]c5t ( ! pati5ts are be/ s]v$ 
9 a language o!r ?an ,engli%1 z indicat$
 by data 9 ! ,uni=m ,data ,sy/em 7or any
 successor database7 or z o!rwise       

det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y %all
 pay ! qualifi$ m5tal heal?             
pr(essional-- 7,a7 except z provid$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,b71 #aj1jjj above !       
maximum am\nt o!rwise applicable "u     
section #cch;,b7g77#b77;,a7 ( ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bedl-#a7;g77#b77;,a772 or  7,b7 if !   
qualifi$ m5tal heal? pr(essional is     
flu5t 9 a language o!r ?an ,engli% t is 
ne$$ by su* ,f$]ally qualifi$ heal?     
c5t]1 #ae1jjj above su* maximum am\nt4  
7#d7 ,a*iev+ flu5cy ,a qualifi$ m5tal   
heal? pr(essional subject to ! pay am\nt
 specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a7 at !     
beg9n+ ( ! pr(essional's p]iod (        
obligat$ s]vice may transition to be+   
subject to ! high] pay am\nt specifi$ 9 
p>agraph 7#c77;,b7 if ! pr(essional is  
det]m9$ by ! ,f$]ally qualifi$ heal?    
c5t] at :i* ! pr(essional s]ves to h    
a*iev$ flu5cy 9 a language o!r ?an      
,engli% ne$$ by t heal? c5t]4  7b7      
,grants to heal? c5t]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y %all c>ry out a demon/ration 

program consi/+ ( aw>d+ grants "u       
section #ccj ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;b7 to ,f$]ally 
qualifi$ heal? c5t]s to recruit1 hire1  
employ1 & sup]vise qualifi$ m5tal heal? 
pr(essionals :o are flu5t 9 a language  
o!r ?an ,engli% to provide m5tal heal?  
s]vices 9 su* o!r language4  7#b7       
,pref]5ce ,9 select+ grant recipi5ts "u 
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all give    
pref]5ce to ,f$]ally qualifi$ heal?     
c5t]s at :i* at lea/ #bj p]c5t ( !      
pati5ts are be/ s]v$ 9 a language o!r   
?an ,engli%1 z indicat$ by data 9 !     
,uni=m ,data ,sy/em 7or any successor   
database7 or z o!rwise det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y4  7#c7 ,m>ket+ ,a ,f$]ally    
qualifi$ heal? c5t] receiv+ a grant "u  
?is subsection %all use a portion ( !   
grant funds to dissem9ate in=mation     
ab\t1 & o!rwise m>ket1 ! m5tal heal?    
s]vices support$ ?r\gh ! grant4  7c7    
,reports  7#a7 ,initial report ,n lat]  
?an #f mon?s aft] ! fir/ loan repaym5t  
aw>ds h be5 made "u subsection 7a7 & !  

fir/ grants h be5 aw>d$ "u subsection   
7b71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !       
,committees on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate1 & to o!r 
appropriate congressional committees1 a 
report on ! implem5tation ( ! programs  
"u ?is section4 ,su* report %all        
include-- 7,a7 ! languages spok5 by !   
qualifi$ m5tal heal? pr(essionals       
receiv+ loan repaym5ts pursuant to      
subsection 7a7 or recruit$ pursuant to a
 grant "u subsection 7b72  7,b7 !       
,f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t]s at :i* su*
 pr(essionals 7 plac$2  7,c7 h[ _m      
,f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t]s receiv$   
fund+ ?r\gh ! grant program "u          
subsection 7b72  7,d7 an analysis1      
conduct$ 9 consultation ) ! ,f$]ally    
qualifi$ heal? c5t]s receiv+ grants "u  
section 7b71 ( ! effectiv5ess ( su*     
grants at increas+ language access to   
m5tal heal? s]vices2 &  7,e7 be/        
practices1 develop$ 9 consultation )    
,f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t]s receiv+   
grants "u section 7b71 = ! recruitm5t & 

ret5tion ( m5tal heal? pr(essionals at  
,f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t]s4  7#b7    
,f9al report ,n lat] ?an ,septemb] #cj1 
#bjbf1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !     
,committees on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate1 & to o!r 
appropriate congressional committees1 a 
f9al report on ! implem5tation ( !      
programs "u ?is section1 includ+ !      
in=mation1 analysis1 & be/ practices    
li/$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,e7 (   
p>agraph 7#a74  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,f$]ally qualifi$ heal?   
c5t] ,! t]m ,f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t]
 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section       
#ahfa7;aa7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7aa774  7#b7       
,qualifi$ m5tal heal? pr(essional ,! t]m
 qualifi$ m5tal heal? pr(essional       
means-- 7,a7 a physician1 allopa?ic     
physician1 o/eopa?ic physician1 nurse   
practition]1 or physician assi/ant ) a  
specialty 9 m5tal heal? & psy*iatry2    
7,b7 a heal? s]vice psy*ologi/2  7,c7 a 
lic5s$ cl9ical social work]2  7,d7 a    

psy*iatric nurse speciali/2  7,e7 a     
m>riage & family !rapi/2  7,f7 a lic5s$ 
pr(essional c\nselor2  7,g7 a sub/ance  
use disord] c\nselor2  7,h7 an          
occupational !rapi/2 or  7,i7 any o!r   
individual :o-- 7i7 has n yet be5 lic5s$
 or c]tifi$ to s]ve z a pr(essional li/$
 9 any ( subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,h72 &
  7ii7 w s]ve at ! ,f$]ally qualifi$    
heal? c5t] "u ! sup]vision ( a lic5s$   
individual or c]tifi$ pr(essional s     
li/$4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y  
means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices4  7e7 ,au?orization (          
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to c>ry  
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #ge1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbc ?r\gh #bjbg4  7#b7 ,supplem5t
 n supplant ,am\nts made available to   
c>ry out ?is section %all be 9 addition 
to am\nts o!rwise available to provide  
m5tal heal? s]vices at ,f$]ally qualifi$
 heal? c5t]s pursuant to sections       
#cch;,b & #ccj ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bedl-#a1   

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