,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #af1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,daines 7for himself and ,mr4 
,peters7 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 non-mandatory     

guidance to ,states on strategies under 
the ,medicaid program under title ,,xix 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 and the        
,children's ,health ,insurance ,program 
under title ,,xxi of such ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #acig;aa et seq47 to increase 
education1 training1 recruitment1 and   
retention of mental health and substance
 use disorder care providers that       
participate in such programs1 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 such ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acae7 and authorities under  
such titles ,,xix and ,,xxi for such    
purposes4