,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ebdh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #ac1 #bjbb,mr4 ,casey introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to reauthorize the training demonstration program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,mental ,health ,workforce for ,kids ,act4 #b4 ,reauthorization of training demonstration program with provisions to strengthen the pediatric mental health care workforce ,section #gfj of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bidk7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking nurse practitioners1 physician assistants1 health service psychologists1 and social workers and inserting registered nurses and nurse practitioners1 physician assistants1 health service psychologists1 counselors1 social workers1 and other health care providers 7as the ,secretary determines appropriate to provide trauma-informed1 developmentally appropriate care for pediatric mental health1 developmental1 and substance use disorders72 and 7ii7 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting or pediatric mental health and substance use disorder care after addiction2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the period and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 training for provisionally licensed mental health and substance use disorder professionals in underserved community-based settings4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a77i7-- 7i7 in subclause 7l71 by inserting or child and adolescent psychiatry after addiction medicine2 and 7ii7 in subclause 7ll71 by inserting or child and adolescent psychiatry after addiction medicine2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,support for provisionally-licensed providers ,a recipient of a grant under subsection 7a77#d7-- 7,a7 shall use the grant funds to provide clinical training or to provide trainee support1 including in the form of stipends1 to individuals pursuing postgraduate supervised clinical training required for licensure to provide mental and behavioral health services1 public health services1 or primary care services1 as appropriate2 and 7,b7 may use the grant funds to provide additional support for the administration of the program or to meet the costs of projects to establish1 maintain1 or improve clinical supervision or departments1 divisions1 or other units necessary to implement such program4 2 7#c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a77ii77,,ii71 by inserting or child and adolescent psychiatry after addiction medicine2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by striking nurse practitioners1 physician assistants1 health service psychologists1 and social workers4 and inserting registered nurses and nurse practitioners1 physician assistants1 health service psychologists1 counselors1 social workers1 and other health care providers 7as the ,secretary determines appropriate to provide trauma-informed1 developmentally appropriate care for pediatric mental health1 developmental1 and substance use disorders72 or2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,g7 a children's hospital or children's health system providing pediatric health services-- 7i7 to a high percentage of children covered under a ,state ,medicaid program under title ,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act or a ,state ,children's ,health ,insurance program under title ,,xxi of such ,act2 or 7ii7 in a rural community4 2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,support for provisionally-licensed providers ,to be eligible to receive a grant under subsection 7a77#d71 an entity shall be-- 7,a7 an accredited institution of higher education that provides clinical training to provisionally licensed professionals2 7,b7 an accredited professional training program that provides clinical training to provisionally licensed professionals2 or 7,c7 a nonprofit private or public organization that provides clinical training to provisionally licensed professionals1 as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 2 7#d7 in subsection 7d77#a77;,a7-- 7,a7 by striking nurse practitioners and inserting health service psychologists1 counselors1 registered nurses1 nurse practitioners2 and 7,b7 by inserting or pediatric mental health and substance use disorder care after addiction medicine2 and 7#e7 in subsection 7g71 by striking #aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjah through #bjbb and inserting such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years #bjbc through #bjbg4