,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #caeh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bf1  
#bjbc,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,daines7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,secretary of ,health 
and ,human ,services to issue guidance  
to ,states on strategies under ,medicaid
 and ,,chip to increase mental health   
and substance use disorder care provider
 education1 training1 recruitment1 and  
retention4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,expand the         
,behavioral ,health ,workforce ,now     
,act4  #b4 ,guidance to ,states on      
strategies under ,medicaid and ,,chip to
 increase mental health and substance   
use disorder care provider education1   
training1 recruitment1 and retention    
,not later than #ab months after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall issue guidance to       

,states on strategies under ,medicaid   
and ,,chip to increase education1       
training1 recruitment1 and retention of 
mental health and substance use disorder
 care providers that participate in     
,medicaid or ,,chip1 with a focus on    
improving the capacity of the mental    
health and substance use disorder care  
workforce in rural and underserved      
areas4 ,such guidance shall include1 and
 not be limited to1 strategies on how   
,states may utilize waivers under       
section #aaae of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acae7 and          
authorities under titles ,,xix and ,,xxi
 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et   
seq41 #acig;aa et seq47 for such        
purposes4