Bill > S5042

This bill aims to expand eligibility for incentives under the Medicare health professional shortage area bonus program to practitioners furnishing mental health and substance use disorder services. Specifically, it would provide a 15% bonus payment for specified health services, such as those related to the diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of a mental health disorder or substance use disorder, when provided in mental health professional shortage areas. The bill defines "applicable practitioners" eligible for the bonus to include physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, clinical social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors.