[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 266 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 266 To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2025 Mr. Kaine (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Reed, Mr. Marshall, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act''. SEC. 2. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS INITIATIVE ENCOURAGING USE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES BY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. Section 3 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (Public Law 117-105) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``and annually thereafter,'' after ``of this Act,''; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``2022 through 2024'' and inserting ``2025 through 2029''. SEC. 3. PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE. The second section 764 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294t), as added by section 4 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (Public Law 117-105), is amended-- (1) by redesignating such section 764 as section 764A; (2) in subsection (a)(3)-- (A) by striking ``to eligible entities in'' and inserting ``to eligible entities that-- ``(A) are in''; (B) by striking the period and inserting ``; or''; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(B) have a focus on the reduction of administrative burden on health care workers.''; (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``not less than'' after ``period of''; and (4) in subsection (f), by striking ``2022 through 2024'' and inserting ``2025 through 2029''. <all>