Bill > HR9581

This bill, the STAR Plus Scholarship Act, aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Behavioral and Mental Health Workforce Scholarship Program. The program would provide scholarships to individuals pursuing education and training in covered employment, such as positions as physicians, nurses, social workers, and addiction counselors, in order to address shortages of mental health professionals, particularly in areas with high drug overdose rates. The bill also creates a fund to replace services lost due to breaches of the scholarship program's service agreements and exempts the scholarships from being considered taxable income for recipients.